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    Application of Terror Management Theory to End-Of-Life Care Decision-Making: A Narrative Literature Review
    (Sage, 2022-06) Perry, Laura M.; Mossman, Brenna; Lewson, Ashley B.; Gerhart, James I.; Freestone, Lily; Hoerger, Michael; Psychology, School of Science
    Patients with serious illnesses often do not engage in discussions about end-of-life care decision-making, or do so reluctantly. These discussions can be useful in facilitating advance care planning and connecting patients to services such as palliative care that improve quality of life. Terror Management Theory, a social psychology theory stating that humans are motivated to resolve the discomfort surrounding their inevitable death, has been discussed in the psychology literature as an underlying basis of human decision-making and behavior. This paper explores how Terror Management Theory could be extended to seriously ill populations and applied to their healthcare decision-making processes and quality of care received.