Question

In 2006, a character on a portuguese tv show popular with teenagers suffered from a mysterious illness involving a rash, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. soon after the episode aired students at 14 schools reported the same symptoms. this is an example of

Answer 1

This is an example of mass hysteria. In psychology and sociology, mass hysteria (better known as collective hysteria or group hysteria) is a occurrence that spreads collective delusions of intimidations, whether actual or fantasy, over a population in civilization as an outcome of gossips and dread.