Terror Management Theory in Practice
Review the Scenario Module 3. The purpose of this assignment is to examine the practicality of the terror management theory (TMT).
In the opening of your work, provide an overview of the TMT, noting the critical aspects of the theory, to demonstrate a clear understanding of what the theory is and how it can be applied in various circumstances.
Next, discuss the overall situation manual event (Modules 1-3), including the ways in which the TMT might be applied to improving the understanding of the survivors’ coping and recovery following the terror event.
In addressing the applicability of the TMT to the explosion in the situation manual, consider the survivors’ cognitive, social, cultural, and intellectual conditions as factors of influence that might skew perceptions of death and survival.
Discuss, with detail and clear examination of the available scholarly resources, why these factors should be examined in the discussion and how, or if, they affect disaster behavioral health outcomes.
As you wrap up your work, briefly discuss the appropriateness of the use of the TMT as it compares to other theories attempting to rationalize survivor thoughts and behaviors following terror events.
Select a single theory upon which you will make the contrast, clearly identifying the foundational tenants of the theory, making a solid case for which theory is most appropriate
Questions to consider when developing your paper:
What are the Psychological First Aid Core Actions that could be implemented in support of this incident?
When should the core actions begin to be provided to disaster victims?
How can the Safety and Comfort aspects of Psychological First Aid support disaster victims of Bobsville and Disaster County?
How could Psychological First Aid assist emergency management professionals in answering the many incoming calls from concerned people looking for family members or asking for information about the blast?
How could Psychological First Aid assist emergency management and the NGO’s with locating missing family members of the community?
What should the Bobsville Fire Department be preparing for as they start to think about the stressors and horrific images that the staff have witnessed?
Work should be submitted in a Word document (doc. or docx.) or other compatible word processing document (.rtf), and be 4 to 6 pages in length, excluding the required title and reference page.
Scholarly sources should be cited both in-text and on the reference page of the submission. A minimum of five academic, scholarly sources are required to be cited in the work, 3 of which must be peer-reviewed journal articles. Course materials may not be used to meet the scholarly source requirement.
Submissions should be formatted per APA standards. Headers are required throughout the submission. For assistance and resources on APA formatting style, contact the APUS library and/or the APUS writing center.
The basic parts of a paper should also be included; these are the introduction section, with a precise thesis statement, the body of the paper with clear, discernable headings formatted to APA style levels of heading where appropriate, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and summarizes the major points of the entire paper.
Instructor does not want to see any quote and no copy and paste from sources.
