According to _______________, whether people focus on their health or their self-esteem depends on whether death thoughts are inside or outside conscious awareness.

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The theory that suggests people's focus on health/self-esteem depends on whether death thoughts are inside or outside of conscious awareness is terror management theory. This theory proposes that people become aware of their own mortality and the inevitability of death which leads to a fear of death. To manage this terror, people develop cultural worldviews and self-esteem to provide a sense of meaning, purpose, and continuity in life, and to buffer the anxiety of mortality. When thoughts of death are outside of conscious awareness, people tend to focus on maintaining and enhancing their self-esteem, whereas when death thoughts are brought to conscious awareness, people tend to focus more on their health and physical well-being.

According to _______________, Whether People Focus on Their Health or Their