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How do self-regulatory brain mechanisms handle the issue of death? We here limit our discussion to the data which concern the death of oneself, distinguishing between the dynamics of death as a personal issue and the complementary mental dynamics involving the death of others.
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Luthe, W. Autogenic Therapy, Vols. V and VI. New York: Grune & Stratton, 1970, 1973.
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Luthe, W. (1986). The Homeostatic Significance of the Death-Life Cycle Dynamics in Mental Functions. In: Day, S.B. (eds) Cancer, Stress, and Death. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9573-8_7
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