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Mass hysteria — other names include collective hysteria , mass psychogenic illness , or collective obsessional behavior — is the sociopsychological phenomenon of the manifestation of the same o...
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The cause of mass hysteria is often a baseless belief that begins small but, like a hurricane, travels and becomes more devastating as it picks up speed. Orson Welles' "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast in 1938 is a well known example of the power of a false idea gone berserk.
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Mass hysteria is the common term used to describe a situation in which various people all suffer from similar hysterical symptoms - either from a phantom illness or an inexplicable event. This list looks at ten of the most well known cases of Mass Hysteria - from... ... No, religion is not a form of mass hysteria. Also,
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1994 October 5th. Switzerland and Canada, 53 members of the Solar Temple Cult died in a mass murder/suicide. ... 1998 USA, San Diego: mass suicide, Heavens Gate cult...
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Outbreaks of mass hysteria, including fears of poison gases in the air, may be on the rise, and traditional efforts to combat them may only make them worse, an article in today's New England Journal of Medicine says. ... More cases of mass hysteria predicted...
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Mass hysteria is not rare. It typically involves imitable disease characteristics that appear suddenly among persons near to one another and that disappear within a few days. ... The diagnosis of mass hysteria is not properly a "default" diagnosis; that is, it is inappropriate to decide that mass hysteria has caused...
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A case of Mass hysteria or toxic fumes ?: Considerations for University Administrators ... Ruth C. Engs, Richard N. McKaig, and Bruce Jacobs, A Case Study of Mass Hysteria or Toxic Fumes ?: Considerations for University Administrators. NASPA Journal, 33(3):192-201, Spring 1996.
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