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Direct linkBassett, Jonathan F. – Death Studies, 2007
The author attempts to integrate Terror Management Theory (TMT) and R. W. Firestone's Separation Theory (1984, 1994). Both theories emphasize defense against death anxiety as a key human motive. Whereas TMT focuses extensively on self-esteem and cultural worldview, Firestone posited additional defenses such as gene survival, self-nourishing…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Anxiety, Death, Theories
