Abstract:
Birth and death participate with equal relevance in the context throughout our lives, They continue to be like the opposite sides of a scale, ends that never cross, and true poles that produce manifestations in all living beings. When someone is faced with a crisis or even facing finitude, reactions are initiated and the individual is faced with the possibility of experiencing the unique experience of terminality in his life. This is how we find ourselves facing crises and denials of moving away from the possibility of dying. In this context, it is necessary to Research the topic in question in order to promote a better understanding of the subject among Society and professionals who will work with patients in situations of emotional vulnerability, such as health professionals. In addition, we intend to verify the importance of a “Pastoral Counseling” intervention in this context, aiming to highlight the significant increase that this type of approach can generate when it comes to emotional support in the face of the social representation of death in the cultural context. As a result of the intensification of the debate on the subject, it is important to emphasize that the promotion of dialogue, speech and especially listening - on this subject, which is still a taboo in our society, would become an imminent collaboration for its demystification. Through a literary review and analysis of articles, the objective is to present a better
understanding of the subject for professionals, as well as to express the relevance of pastoral counseling for people who find themselves in this situation. As an object of study we use the comic book “Death” by Neil Gaiman, which brings in its context numerous relevant points for the discussion of death. In this booklet, death
appears in the image of a beautiful girl dressed in black, demonstrating unusual optimism and humor, and a unparalleled capacity for resilience. In the first chapter we present the phases facing death, the fears and questions related to death in the social context. In the second, we discuss the cultural circumstances and the health professional's coping with the possibility of the finitude of human life, based on the author Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. In the third chapter we emphasize the comic, briefly discussing the plot and main characters contained in the stories, relating them to the dimension and relevance that the chosen theme has in our real daily life. In the last chapter we present the promotion that pastoral counseling performs in the physical,
spiritual and psychological well-being, with those who are in suffering.
