Usually Perpetuated By The Religious Right AND Mass Media, AND Exacerbated By Politicians AND Lawmakers

Mass Hysteria", collective hysteria, group hysteria, or collective obsessional behavior, in sociology and psychology, refers to collective delusions of threats to society that spread rapidly through rumors and fear; that spread rapidly through rumors and fear; A "Moral Panic" is a widespread irrational feeling of fear that some evil person or thing threatens the values, interests, or well-being of a community or society; irrational; It is "the process of arousing social concern over an issue", usually perpetuated by moral entrepreneurs and the mass media, and exacerbated by politicians and lawmakers. exacerbated by politicians and lawmakers; Mass hysteria refers to an outbreak of unusual and uncharacteristic behaviors, thoughts and feelings shared among a group of people. People affected by mass hysteria: typically believe something specific has triggered their symptoms, wouldn’t behave in that way on a regular basis, may share an extreme fear of an exaggerated or nonexistent threat; may share an extreme fear of an exaggerated or nonexistent threat