According to Terror Management Theory, What Factor(s) Buffer(s) Individuals Against

question 123

Multiple Choice

According to terror management theory, what factor(s) buffer(s) individuals against the anxiety associated with the inevitability of death?

• A) Social and cultural institutions that furnish meaning in life.
• B) Unconditional positive regard and empathic understanding.
• C) Contents of the collective unconscious, including the self archetype.
• D) The belief that existence precedes essence.

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