Psych – Terror Management Theory

Selecting a recent terror event, one occurring with the lastfive (5) years, examine the practicality of the terror management theory (TMT).

In the opening of your work, provide an overview of the TMT,noting the critical aspects of the theory, to demonstrate a clear understandingof what the theory is and how it can be applied in various circumstances.

Next, explore your selected terror event, discussing theways in which the TMT might be applied to improving the understanding of thesurvivors’ coping and recovery following the terror event.

In addressing the applicability of the TMT to the selectedevent, consider the survivors’ cognitive, social, cultural, and intellectualconditions as factors of influence that might skew perceptions of death andsurvival.

Discuss, with detail and clear examination of the availablescholarly resources, why these factors should be examined in the discussion andhow, or if, they affect disaster behavioral health outcomes.

As you wrap up your work, briefly discuss the appropriatenessof the use of the TMT as it compares to other theories attempting torationalize survivor thoughts and behaviors following terror events.

Select a single theory upon which you will make thecontrast, clearly identifying the foundational tenants of the theory, making asolid case for which theory is most appropriate.

Work should be submitted in a Word document (doc. or docx.),and be 4 to 6 pages in length, excluding the required title and reference page.

Scholarly sources should be cited both in-text and on thereference page of the submission. A minimum of four academic, scholarly sourcesare required to be cited in the work, 3 of which must be peer-reviewed journalarticles.  Course materials may not beused to meet the peer-reviewed journal article requirement.

Submissions should be formatted per APA standards.  Headers are required throughout thesubmission. 

The basic parts of a paper should also be included; theseare the introduction section, with a precise thesis statement, the body of thepaper with clear, discernable headings formatted to APA style levels of headingwhere appropriate, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and summarizes themajor points of the entire paper.