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In sociology and psychology, mass hysteria is a phenomenon that transmits collective illusions of threats, whether real or imaginary, through a population and society as a result of rumors and fear.
Learn about the strange and sometimes deadly mass delusions that swept through communities and convents in the past, from meowing nuns to dancing plagues. Discover the causes, symptoms and consequences of these sociogenic phenomena that defy explanation.
8 paź 2024 · Over the centuries, countless examples of mass hysteria have left historians baffled, from the Dancing Plague of 1518 to the more recent Havana syndrome phenomenon — and many of these cases are just as puzzling now as they were when they first occurred.
20 lip 2022 · Learn about the historical cases of mass hysteria, when symptoms without a clear medical cause spread among members of a community. From dancing plagues to laughing epidemics, these events reveal the anxieties and fears of each era.
Here’s a list of seven incidents of mass hysteria throughout history, adapted from an episode of The List Show on YouTube. 1. The Dancing Plague of 1518. A world where people can’t stop...
26 wrz 2023 · Learn how the idea of witchcraft, the Puritan worldview, the Salem village, the court system and the social context contributed to the Salem witch trials in 1692. Explore the timeline, the accused, the trials and the aftermath of the hysteria.
12 gru 2023 · Mass hysteria is a social phenomenon where a group of people develop similar symptoms that do not have an identifiable physical cause. Learn about the signs, causes, examples, and effects of mass hysteria, and how it differs from groupthink and social media-induced illnesses.
