According to _____,adolescents and emerging adults engage in high-risk behaviors in order to cope with their fear of death.

A) thanatology
B) terror management theory
C) reincarnation
D) bereavement

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According to _____,adolescents and emerging adults engage in high-risk behaviors in order to cope with their fear of death.A)  thanatologyB)  terror management theoryC)  reincarnationD)  bereavement

Richard Quintero · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Terror management theory proposes that individuals engage in high-risk or extreme behaviors as a way to cope with their fear of death. Adolescents and emerging adults may engage in risky behaviors such as drug use, reckless driving or dangerous sports as a way to deal with their existential anxiety. Thanatology refers to the study of death and dying, while reincarnation is a belief system in which individuals believe that after death they will be reborn in a new body. Bereavement is the process of grieving and adjusting to the loss of a loved one.

According to _____,adolescents and emerging adults engage in high-risk behaviors in order to cope with their fear of death.

A) thanatology
B) terror management theory
C) reincarnation
D) bereavement

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