“…Interestingly, therapists in training who experienced higher levels of death anxiety were found to prefer objective (such as cognitive behavioral therapy), rather than subjective (such as existential humanistic), theoretical orientations, maybe as an attempt to control their death anxiety (Belviso & Gaubatz, 2013). This is consistent with terror management theory, which proposes that humans seek order, stability, and predictability to reduce their death anxiety (Belviso & Gaubatz, 2013). High levels of death anxiety can lead individuals to prefer more rational and intellectual approaches (Belviso & Gaubatz, 2013), which could lead to a therapist experiencing greater comfort in assessing for risk with suicidal clients, rather than with the psychotherapeutic work that may come after this assessment.…”