Existential distress is defined as the psychological turmoil individuals may experience in the face of imminent death, which threaten individuals on a physical, personal, relational, spiritual, or religious level.
Morse creates in 1998 a more basic definition as “a deep concern over whether or not one is living a meaningful and fulfilling life”. People affected by serious illness usually experience suffering that goes further than the physical aspects of the body.
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