Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA.
Omega (Westport). 2009;59(4):271-304. doi: 10.2190/OM.59.4.a.
Terror Management Theory (TMT) has been revitalizing the traditional study of death anxiety since its introduction in the 1980s. Melding the perspectives of existential philosophy and social science, TMT has stimulated a varied and often creative program of empirical studies. There are methodological limitations to be noted, however, along with a cultural bias, and the neglect of other significant encounters with death in which terror is not the dominant concern. The should or should-not of terror management is viewed from functionalistic and death system as well as TMT perspectives. Suggestions are offered for adaptive responses to primal terror.
自从 20 世纪 80 年代恐怖管理理论（TMT）问世以来，它一直在重振对死亡焦虑的传统研究。TMT 将存在主义哲学和社会科学的观点融合在一起，激发了各种富有创意的实证研究计划。然而，该理论存在方法上的局限性，存在文化偏见，也忽略了其他与死亡的重要相遇，而在这些相遇中，恐怖并不是主要关注点。从功能主义和死亡系统以及 TMT 的角度来看待应不应该进行恐怖管理。本文还为应对原始恐怖提供了一些适应性反应的建议。
