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1 Wk 5 - Death Scenario Paper Submitted by Natasha P. Jackson Date: 12 th December 2022

2 Death Scenario Paper The paper talks about terror management theory as discussed in “Greed, Death, and Values: From Terror Management to Transcendence Management Theory” that exhibited the findings that participants facing their death through mortality salience are found to be greedier than control participants. Reading the article, I could relate to many thoughts and emotions that I felt while imagining the scenario. I felt confused, upset, and scared initially that made me sad. However, after realizing that I was just going through a scenario and it was not happening to me in reality, I felt relaxed. After going through the article, I realized that life is too short, and I should leave my life to the fullest. If I only focus on materialistic thoughts, then I would be wasting precious time. Another important takeaway from the article is the realization that it is more important to appreciate what we have in our lives and be grateful for the relationships we are in but it takes a long time for many individuals to realize this unless they come across any painful experience or any near-death experience. I could feel that a person knowing that he or she is going to die maybe because of cancer, or any other life-threatening disease can be happy than any normal individual can be more responsive to become happy. I also feel that I have vested some precious moments in thinking negatively and worrying about things that might never happen or things that are beyond my control. If instead of wasting my time in futile thinking, I have invested the time in doing something productive, it would have been more meaningful. Near-death experiences can be highly traumatic and can affect individuals throughout their lives. I fear being in a condition in which I would be capable of escaping death or losing someone. For example, if I am outside of my home and my family members are stuck in a house fire where I could do nothing to reach out to them or I am in some other place much distant from my home it would be one of my worst nightmares. I feel the pain of the people who have gone through this kind of terrible experience. It could be much pathetic and

3 traumatic to be helpless and do nothing and just watch my loved ones face the near-death experience to me as well because losing my loved ones would be no worse than losing myself. It would be extremely painful and traumatic and can make me mentally paralyzed my entire life. On the other hand, I also fear being in a house fire then it would be equally pathetic and painful for me to know that I am going to die, and perhaps I would not be getting any help anytime soon. To save my life and to realize that I am going to lose my loved ones would be equally pathetic and saddening. Even if I survive the fire, it would be one of the biggest traumas of my life making me incapable of reviving or recovering from the trauma. If I find myself waking up amid thick smoke and heavy fumes alone in my home, I think I cannot even imagine how pathetic and scary it would be. If the condition is like without touching the hot doorknob, I would not be able to open the door to find the way out of the fire, then it would be a choice or desperation to save my own life. I would start screaming and crying for help and trying to hyperventilate and open windows and doors as much as possible to attract the attention of others. If I find that the doors and windows could not be opened with bare hands, I would start throwing heavy things at them to break them. I would be trying to reach out to the emergency ladder because I would not like to give up easily and try to do anything it takes to save my life. I am grateful that I have never been into such a traumatic situation but recently, my very close friend experienced such a tragic event. My friend found herself in the middle of the night surrounded by heavy smoke and fumes when she was alone in her home. Her husband was out of town and her children were in their grandparent's house. My friend desperately tried to break the window so that she could jump out of it and she was successful in doing so. After she came out of her home, she called emergency services and her neighbors. Everybody tried to start the fire, but it was too disastrous and furious. She lost her belongings inside the home. The next morning her husband and children arrived, and they

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4 were also highly traumatized. I could feel the pain. She faced a near-death experience and when I saw her, I could imagine the loss she was facing the fear of her own death was so intense that she could barely speak to anyone. Thankfully, I did not experience this event personally, but I would always remember this incident my entire life. I think my friend and her family could never forget what she has been through or she would forget everything from extreme trauma. It is also true that trauma can make an individual identify opportunities for growth. When confusion, trauma, and morning have passed, an individual has the opportunity of rebuilding and create new structures that can be better than the original. An individual suffers from different types of loss in a near-death situation or a traumatic event. When an individual face an intense personal loss, this process of rebuilding their shattered walls continues with the possibility of having life structures superior to the original. The rebuilding model is common in the case of Cancer patients who exhibit positive coping, a sense of transcendence, and enhanced hopefulness. Reading the situation of a building fire, I could realize that we should always be more attentive and careful about taking precautionary and preventive measures to avoid any such accidents. If we take some time to think that the things that are under our control can be manipulated and modified so that we can either prevent such events to take place or can fight back against such conditions. I am also thinking about arranging for escape ladders for my rooms so that in case of any emergency we can safely get out of the house. We should never lose hope even after suffering tremendous personal loss because every traumatic event can be an opportunity for growth.

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