Death anxiety in college students

Death anxiety in college students

Fear of death has a name, a long one. Thanatophobia is described as having an extreme fear of death or the process of dying, otherwise known as death anxiety, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The Department of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) offers a course, Philosophy of Death and Dying. Christian Coons, an associate professor of philosophy who teaches the course, finds death anxiety to be more common than others may think…