The life-view of death row male incarcerates: Towards a specialized counseling/psychotheraphy program
Death is a universal human catalyst that when put into contact with any cultural order, precipitates the central beliefs, concerns and life view of individuals. How does this life-view become transparent against the background of death? For a person facing death penalty, what is his life-view? Death...
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Animo Repository
2004
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| Online Access: | https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_doctoral/55 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_doctoral/article/1054/viewcontent/CDTG003784_P.pdf |
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| Institution: | De La Salle University |
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| Summary: | Death is a universal human catalyst that when put into contact with any cultural order, precipitates the central beliefs, concerns and life view of individuals. How does this life-view become transparent against the background of death? For a person facing death penalty, what is his life-view? Death row is a unique subculture. The study aimed to describe and qualitatively analyze the life-view of the ten death row incarcerates. Socio-demographic data and criminal history were included. The study reveals that typical death row incarcerate is in early adult stage, born to a poor family, deprived of economic and educational benefits. Qualitative descriptive method was used through case study, in-depth interview, note-taking, and non-participant observation in gathering data. Qualitative thematic analysis on life-view themes of the death row incarcerates was performed. Emerged life-view themes included themes of poverty and aggression, family support and altruism, peer support, spiritual strength, fatalism, quest for truth, and justice. Proposed specialized counseling/psychotherapy program included life-view therapy, forgiveness therapy, family and group therapy, stress management, skills training/educational interventions. Establishment of clinical counseling/psychotherapy center inside the death row manned by a professional counselor and program of action that addresses incarcerates' psychological problems. Likewise future expanded research to determine the interface of death psychology and correctional psychology were recommended. |
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