Nearly everyone fears death. How that fear influences human thinking and behavior is the focus of terror management theory (TMT) research. According to TMT, death ...

Apeirophobia, the fear of prolonged existence, and thanatophobia, the fear of death, drive anxieties about life and mortality. Longevity is sought, but quality of life remains a concern.

Those who live in fear of death, their phobia is called thanatophobia ... In both phobias, the underlying dominant factor is the constant anxiety over the uncertainty of both prolonged living ...