Terror Management Theory States That All Cultures Have Developed a System

Terror management theory states that all cultures have developed a system of beliefs and sources of individual self-esteem whose purpose is to

A) provide the necessary defenses against both internal and external threats.
B) permit co-operative and collective action necessary for survival.
C) buffer and reduce the potential incapacitating terror of death.
D) confront the reality of death and provide means for its acceptance as a fact of life.