An Appreciative View of the Brighter Side of Terror Management Processes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Terror Management Theory and Supporting Research
3. Two Sides of the Existential Coin
4. Positive Management of Conscious Death Awareness
5. Positive Management of Non-Conscious Death Awareness
5.1. Contributions to Physical Health
5.2. Goal Pursuit
5.3. Romance and Family Ties
5.4. Social Groups and Communities
5.4.1. Prosocial Values and Contingencies of Self-Worth
5.4.2. Group Identification and Community Involvement
5.5. Sustainability
6. Existential Encounters as a Springboard to Personal Growth
6.1. Balancing Defense-Oriented and Growth-Oriented Responses to Death Awareness
6.2. Death Awareness as Fuel for Creativity, Exploration, and Cognitive Flexibility
7. The Impact of Direct Confrontations with Death
8. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Vail, III KE, Juhl J. An Appreciative View of the Brighter Side of Terror Management Processes. Social Sciences. 2015; 4(4):1020-1045. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci4041020
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