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HysteriaMass HisteriaMass histeria is the spontaneous manifestation of the same or similar hysterical physical symptonms by more than one personAlso known as collective hysteria, group hysteria, or collective obsessional behavior, or epidemic hysteriaA common manifestation of mass hysteria occurs when a group of people believe they are suffering from a similar disease or ailment

Mass Hysteria (contd)Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was one of the first clinicians to use the term "conversion hysteria" and proposed the mechanism of psychological trauma "converting" into a somatic symptom.Freud clearly distinguished between symptoms caused by malingering (conscious) and conversion hysteria (unconscious).CharacteristicNervous system mirror the nerves associated with a particular action is triggered when we see the actions of others.

Why?People who experienced mass hysteria generally have interpersonal conflict and neurotic talent and fueled by anxiety over cultural social stressor.

The spread of this because of many factors, people have some physically and visually contact to a friend who has having histeria.A panic of the people around will increasingly make other people convinced that the incident was a serious thing and become anxiety. Finally, these people had some hysteria. Example of mass histeria: The Hindu Milk MiracleThe Hindu milk miracle was a phenomenon considered by many Hindus as a miracle which occurred on September 21, 1995. Before dawn, a Hindu worshiper at a temple in south New Delhi made an offering of milk to a statue of Lord Ganesha. When a spoonful of milk from the bowl was held up to the trunk of the statue, the liquid was seen to disappear, apparently taken in by the idol. Word of the event spread quickly, and by mid-morning it was found that statues of the entire Hindu pantheon in temples all over North India were taking in milk. A small number of temples outside of India reported the effect continuing for several more days, but no further reports were made after the beginning of October. Skeptics hold the incident to be an example of mass hysteria, and when reports of the Monkey-man of New Delhi began to appear in 2001, many newspapers harked back to the event.Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfRoJxv3nbY Lessons LearnedOne of the cause of hysteria is a continuous pressure on a someones stress. Therefore, to prevent a hysteria, we must have a self-defense mechanism or emotional control. A strong self-defense mechanism will prevent someone influenced by hysteria. If a hysteria occurs, we must keep ourselves remain conscious.