O espreitar do morrer. A pintura do pensamento da morte

Abstract

The present article intends to highlight the primordial characteristics associated to the experience of death, mourning and loss throughout the life cycle. The age, culture and personal experience of each individual influences the vision of Being Human. Children, psychologically still immature, unable to internalize the concept of death and its implications do not sometimes have the capacity to perform the grieving process in its fullness. Adolescents, victims of an unrealistic optimism, characteristic of this phase, defy death through risky behaviors, putting life in danger. In Adultery, death is fully understood and characterized by sadness, frustration, and anger. On the other hand, the elderly seems to have a greater awareness of the ephemerality of life and when mourners tend to make an introspection of life and take refuge in their family.