According to Terror Management Theory, How Does Self-Esteem Function

question 30

Multiple Choice

According to terror management theory, how does self-esteem function?

• A) It gives members a sense of being part of a enduring legacy.
• B) It provides people with a sense of tradition.
• C) It functions as an anxiety buffer.
• D) It creates mortality salience by encouraging humans to think about their own death.

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Definitions:

Determinism

The philosophical concept that all events, including moral choices, are completely determined by previously existing causes.

Genetic Limitations

The constraints on an individual’s potential abilities or characteristics determined by their genetic makeup.

Metapathology

An overarching pathology that explains various mental health disorders, focusing on the underlying causes and connections between different conditions.

Metaneeds

According to Abraham Maslow, these are higher-order needs, including aesthetic, self-actualization, and transcendence needs, beyond basic physiological and safety requirements.