Title: Perceptions of Death and the Effects of Emotion
Headings: 
Perceptions of Death and the Effects of Emotion
Gender and Coping
Aids vs. Leukemia
Optimism vs. Pessimism
Education about Death
Method
Participants
Instructions
Materials and Testing Instruments
Results
Hypothesis 1: Gender and Coping

Content: Upon the occurrence of death, sadness is a common reaction of loved ones. As a person tries to adjust to life without the person they cared about, depression may take hold. Anger is another emotion commonly experienced by those who are grieving. This is a normal grief reaction that should be encouraged, with attempts to redirect the anger, which is often displaced (Zilberfein, 1999). As one lives with the loss, they become scared, lonely, and confused. Once the person realizes that denying the loss will not make it go away, individuals often become angry (Gard, 2000). Sadness, anger, happiness, fear, surprise, hope, contentment, and peacefulness are a few examples of adjectives used to describe how we view death based on the circumstances of the death. The subject of death is taboo in our society. This situation contributes to the difficulties many have in accepting and coping with the death of a loved one, impeding the process of grief and bereavement. When people refer to death as “passing away”, “moving on”, or “going to a better place” they are disguising death through euphemistic language.