Terror Management Theory

Terror Management Theory (TMT) was proposed by social psychologist Jeff Greenberg, Tom Pischensky, Sheldon Solomon in 1986. The theory was inspired by cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker's work and was asked by two relatively simple questions. Why do people need to feel themselves better? Why do people get along with people different from themselves?

The fundamental point of the theory is that by investing in a system of cultural beliefs (or worldview) related to life and individuals subscribing to it, humans can calm the possibility of fears inherent in vulnerability and death consciousness I will try to. Meaning (or self esteem). Since its inception the theory empirically studied the motivation of self-esteem and the nature of prejudice, as well as empirically studied many other forms of human social behavior. To date, more than 300 studies in dozens and above countries have focused on aggression, stereotypes, need for structure and meaning, depression and psychopathology (like phobia), political preferences, creativity, sex and charm, and I searched for problems like romance. Topics on interpersonal relationships, self-recognition, unconscious recognition, martyrdom, religion, group identity, aversion, relationship between human and nature, physical health, risks, legal judgment. For more specific information, please refer to the list of publications.

Terror management theory is an empirically supported theory that explains self-esteem and the psychological function of culture. The theory suggests that people seek to maintain the belief that they are important contributors to meaningful space to minimize the terrible possibilities of their perception of their own mortality. Culture provides meaning to its members - the view of the world and the foundation of self-esteem to fulfill this terrorist management function. Former graduate students from the University of Kansas, Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski developed the theory of terrorism management in 1984. These social psychologists are looking for answers to two basic questions about human behavior. Why do people need self esteem? Why are there different cultures during the difficult times of coexistence during peace? Trio found a potential answer to these questions in the work of anthropologist Ernest Becker.

The Terror Management Theory (TMT) emphasizes that humans can respond to their perception of their own mortality through terrorism and people's beliefs about the human meaning can protect them from this terror. It is based on the view that it has sex. (Greenberg & Arndt, 2011). There is some strong evidence to prove the accuracy and applicability of this theory. For example, studies have shown that the outcome of self-esteem of an event is generally consistent with their assumption about how the same event accepts or rejects those events to others (Leary , Tambor, Terdal, & Downs, 1995).