_____ suggests that individuals are motivated to belong to families,religious groups,and nationalities as a means to control their death-related anxiety.
A)Mortality salience
B)Terror management theory
C)Affiliation motivation
D)External motivation

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Terror management theory posits that individuals are motivated to belong to social groups as a means of managing their fear and anxiety about death. It suggests that individuals are driven to maintain a sense of self-esteem and cultural identity, and that belonging to a group and adhering to its values and beliefs helps to provide a framework for understanding and coping with mortality. The other choices do not specifically address the role of death-related anxiety in affiliation motivation.

_____ Suggests That Individuals Are Motivated to Belong to Families,religious