Death Attitude Profile—Revised: A Multidimensional Measure of Attitudes Toward Death

In the mid-1960s, when Templer began research on the concept of death anxiety, death was a taboo topic with behavioral scientists and mental health professionals (Templer, 1970). Much has changed since. Kübler-Ross's (1969) book on death and dying played a pivotal role in the growing popularity of death awareness. According to Feifel (1990), the events of World War II and the impact of humanistic/existential psychology have helped thrust death research to the forefront.