In general, people have several tendencies that we try to achieve in life. One of those things is an innate desire to perceive themselves as good as well as feel good about themselves. This desire to view and feel good about yourself is called self-esteem. We want to protect and preserve our self-esteem when threatened. There are many topics in the field of social psychology related to the concept of self-esteem. The two topics that will be discussed, which are thematically related under self-esteem, are self-serving attributions and terror management theory. Self-serving attribution is something that people do innately. Self-serving attributions serve as an explanation for why and where people tend to give credit or blame for their success