Abstract
{ABSTRACT The objective of the present study has been to assess death anxiety in the senior citizens. The theories of ageing have proved that death anxiety is a characteristic found along the age range commencing from fifties.The theories on aging have proved that death anxiety starts at late middle age. There are factors which are believed to influence on death anxiety are : socio economic status, educational level, nature of occupation and genderetc.. The sample of this study consists of 100 individuals selected from old age institutions and family dwellers.For the collection of data Death Anxiety Scale by Upinder Dhar, et al, was administered and the results were subjected to Statistical Analysis. Results clearly revealed: (1) Educated senior citizens have higher death anxiety. (2) senior citizens staying with family members have higher death anxiety than those residing in old age home (3) There is a significand difference in the death anxiety between two age groups. KEYWORDS: Thanatophobia , Death anxiety, age and gender}