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Psychological Aspects of Hysteria / Group Hysteria

Psychological Aspects of Hysteria / Group Hysteria. Megan Juarez Kimberly Martinez Romulo Hurtado. SOAPSToNE. Speaker: Kimberly, Romulo, and Megan Occasion: To increase our understanding of The Crucible Audience: Our Classmates and Mrs. Peterson

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Psychological Aspects of Hysteria / Group Hysteria

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  1. Psychological Aspects of Hysteria/ Group Hysteria Megan Juarez Kimberly Martinez Romulo Hurtado

  2. SOAPSToNE • Speaker: Kimberly, Romulo, and Megan • Occasion: To increase our understanding of The Crucible • Audience: Our Classmatesand Mrs. Peterson • Purpose: To further understand what Hysteria is and how it effects a group • Subject: Hysteria and group hysteria

  3. What is psychological hysteria? • A medical condition that only affects women. • Symptoms include: • Partial paralysis • Hallucinations • Nervousness

  4. What is psychological hysteria? • It is a defense mechanism to avoid painful emotions unconsciously transferring distress to the body. • Causes a person to • need to be the center of attention • Rapidly changing emotions • Impressionistic speeches • Gives opinions with no supporting details

  5. HOW DOES IT AFFECT A GROUP? A phenomena in which a group of people experience the same hysterical symptoms at the same time. They may also become governed by irrational belief or moral panic

  6. Work sited page • Cherry, Kendra. "Hysteria - An Overview of Hysteria." Psychology - Complete Guide to Psychology for Students, Educators & Enthusiasts. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <http://psychology.about.com/od/hindex/f/hysteria.htm>. • "hysteria - definition of hysteria in the Medical dictionary - by the Free Online Medical Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.." Medical Dictionary. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/hysteria>. • "hysteria | Infoplease.com." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help. | Infoplease.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct. 2013. <http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/science/hysteria.html>.

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