When Young Adults Who Die Are Elevated to Saint or Hero

When young adults who die are elevated to saint or hero status,how do psychologists explain the phenomenon?

A) adult manipulation of the circumstances to create a distraction and cushion the impact of loss
B) a contagion of mass hysteria and projected grief
C) young adults need to make these deaths "special" to preserve their own illusion of unique invulnerability
D) media exploitation of vulnerability and emotion passing as news