to death are complex, multifaceted and dynamic. his "death attitude profile" identifies three types of death acceptance as neutral, approach, and escape acceptances. apart from acceptances, his work also represents different aspects of the meaning of death fear that are rooted in the bases of death anxiety. the ten meanings he proposes are finality, uncertainty, annihilation, ultimate loss, life flow disruption, leaving the loved ones, pain and loneliness, prematurity and violence of death, failure of life work completion, judgment and retribution centered. existential theories the existential approach, with theorists such as rollo may and viktor frankl, views an individual's personality as being governed by continuous choices and decisions in relation to the realities of life and death. rollo may theorized that all humans are aware of the fact that they must one day die, reminiscent of the latin adage memento mori. however, he also theorized that humans must find meaning in life, which led to his main theory on death anxiety: that all humans face the dichotomy of finding meaning in life, but also confronting the knowledge of approaching death. may believed that this dichotomy could lead to negative anxiety that hindered life, or a positive anxiety that would lead to a life full of meaning and living to one's fullest potential and opportunities. other theories other theories on death anxiety were introduced in the late part of the twentieth century. another approach is the regret theory which was introduced by adrian tomer and grafton eliason. the main focus of the theory is to target the way people evaluate the quality and/or worth of their lives. the possibility of death usually makes people more anxious if they feel that they have not and cannot accomplish any positive task in the life that they are living. research has tried to unveil the factors that might influence the amount of anxiety people experience in life. personal meanings of death humans develop meanings and associate them with objects and events in their environment which can provoke certain emotions. people tend to develop personal meanings of death which could be either positive or negative. if the formed meanings about death are positive, then the consequences of those meanings can be comforting (for example, ideas of a rippling effect left on those still alive). if the formed meanings about death are negative, they can cause emotional turmoil. depending on the certain meaning one has associated with death, positive or negative, the consequences will vary accordingly. the meaning that individuals place on death is generally specific to them; whether negative or positive, and can be difficult to understand as an outside observer. however, through a phenomenological perspective, therapists can come to understand their individual perspective and assist them in framing that meaning of death in a healthy way. religiosity