Chapter
Coping with Mortality through Terror Management
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Terror management is a theory about how humans deal with the knowledge of their own mortality through distracting themselves with achievements and accolades rather than facing the fear of death head-on, which can be overwhelming.
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Terror management theory argues that we humans, being the only animals aware of our mortality, distract ourselves with achievements and awards to cope with the fear of death.
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Psychology
Summary
Terror management theory argues that we humans, being the only animals aware of our mortality, distract ourselves with achievements and awards to cope with the fear of death. Without these distractions, we would be constantly aware of our fragile state in a dangerous world.