According to terror management theory, the increase in patriotism following the terrorist attack in New York on September 11 is associated with

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Terror management theory proposes that people's reactions to death anxiety can include increased nationalism and patriotism. The terrorist attack on September 11 increased mortality salience or awareness of one's own mortality, which may have led to an increase in patriotism as a way to cope with this anxiety.

According to Terror Management Theory, the Increase in Patriotism Following