An Italian study revealed how a murder mystery novel and a medical rarity were used to whip up media hysteria about spiders.
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Apart from their functional purpose, products can also impact how we feel, both about ourselves and our situation.
When it comes to stemming the frenzy of stockpiling in the face of Covid-19, governments have to act decisively and communicate clearly.
Greta Thunberg’s critics say the climate activist is unstable, hysterical and mentally ill. That’s because she challenges the view that the world is theirs to conquer.
Multiple sclerosis and endometriosis in women both used to be diagnosed as hysteria. The same could be happening with ‘Havana syndrome.’
Split personality, neurotic, hysterical … these terms aren’t used by mainstream psychologists.
Treatment for nervous exhaustion in the Victorian era could literally drive you mad.
Sigmund Freud understood that mental conflict could become physical disability.
The debate about the nature of early trauma memories and their recovery isn’t new.
Mental health trauma has always been a part of war. Treatments have come a long way over the last century, but we still don’t understand why the responses change for different people and times.
Psychiatrists in the 19th century began attributing self-harm to a desire to manipulate others.
Describing someone as ‘hysterical’ associates them with traits long deemed feminine – being overly emotional, out-of-control and irrational. If levelled against a male, the charge would impugn his manliness.
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