Mass Psychogenic Illness: Why Our Minds Spread Panic
Epidemic Hysteria and Mass Psychogenic Illness The Core Definition of Collective Hysteria The term “Epidemic Hysteria” is an outdated descriptor, historically used to characterize the rapid and seemingly uncontrolled outbreak of emotional or physical symptoms—such as laughing, fear, panic, convulsions, or nausea—among a large group of people. This phenomenon, which lacks a discernible organic or […]