PSY 368 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Aurora, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Waterboarding

• School: University of Arizona
• Department: Psychology Main
• Course: PSY 368
• Professor: Adam Lazarewicz

Document Summary

Terror management theory origins of terror management theory: Ernest becker (1924-1974): only truly certain thing about life?) Cultural anthropologist (cid:523)(cid:498)the birth and death of meaning(cid:499), (cid:498)the denial of death(cid:499) Psychological theory about how humans manage the potential for paralyzing, existential, death- related anxiety: death has the potential to render life meaningless. Cultural worldviews imbue life with meaning, order, and permanence up to them) self-esteem: high self-esteem valuable member of meaningful society, buffer against death-related. (cid:523)evaluation of one"s value, worth(cid:524) based on living up to culture"s standards for value (cid:523)or not living prospects, awards, etc. ) Contribute to connection between (cid:498)being good(cid:499) and good outcomes. Social benefits for meeting/exceeding standards for value (e. g. money, better relationship anxiety belief in a just world: Belief that good things happen to the worthy and bad things to the unworthy: victim blaming main tmt hypotheses: Self-esteem is derived largely from the extent to which we live up to cultural standards of value.