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Define Mortality Salience and Discuss How It Affects Our Self-Image

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Define mortality salience and discuss how it affects our self-image management.


Definitions:

Self-schema

A cognitive framework comprising beliefs and feelings about oneself that organizes and guides the processing of self-relevant information.

Self-reference

The practice of relating information or situations back to oneself, often used in the study of memory and cognition.

Real Self

An individual's authentic identity, including their genuine thoughts, feelings, and desires, often contrasted with their social or perceived self.

Ideal Self

A person's conception of how they would like to be or believe they should be.

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