
Interview: The razor-thin line between contagion and connection | Dan Taberski
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Psychological Responses to Fear and Misinformation
This chapter examines the psychological phenomena induced by fears and societal pressures, particularly during health crises like the fentanyl panic. It investigates concepts such as mass psychogenic illness, the mind-body connection, and the impact of gender biases on health perceptions, with a focus on historical instances of anxiety manifesting physically, like the mystery rash among schoolchildren post-9/11.
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