• A social panic is a state where a social or community group reacts negatively and in an extreme or irrational manner to unexpected or unforeseen changes...
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    A moral panic is a widespread feeling of fear that some evil person or thing threatens the values, interests, or well-being of a community or society...
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    disorders. Panic attacks can occur due to several disorders including panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use...
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    Panic is a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason and logical thinking, replacing it with overwhelming feelings...
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  • "Elite panic" is a term coined by Rutgers University researchers Caron Chess and Lee Clarke to describe the behavior of members of the elite during disaster...
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    Panic buying (alternatively hyphenated as panic-buying; also known as panic purchasing) occurs when consumers buy unusually large amounts of a product...
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    academics and media sources have characterized the phenomenon as a form of social panic. Gregory Bergman wrote in his 2008 book BizzWords that the devices were...
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    outside their home on their own. Being in these situations may result in a panic attack. Those affected will go to great lengths to avoid these situations...
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  • involving the allegations and criminal investigations. The panic affected lawyers, therapists, and social workers who handled allegations of child sexual abuse...
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    Panic disorder is a mental and behavioral disorder, specifically an anxiety disorder characterized by reoccurring unexpected panic attacks. Panic attacks...
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  • of events that fit the sociological definition of a moral panic. In sociology, a moral panic is a period of increased and widespread societal concern over...
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    The term "media panic" was coined by Danish media scholar Kirsten Drotner. Media panic refers to the highly emotionally charged discourse surrounding the...
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  • The gay panic defense or homosexual advance defence is a victim blaming strategy of legal defense, which refers to a situation in which a heterosexual...
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    The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States that began in 1893 and ended in 1897. It deeply affected every sector of the economy...
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  • endless stream of essays and social media posts thanks to its explorations of gender politics and post-collegiate social panic". In a review for Ms., Kerensa...
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  • The Panic in Needle Park is a 1971 American drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg and starring Al Pacino (in his first lead role) and Kitty Winn. The...
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  • argued to be a long-standing social mania, many of which have persisted through thousands of years. Moral panic Social panic Jessica Stern, Terror in the...
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  • panic Witchcraft Acts Role of women in Catharism Magic and religion Christian views on magic Modern witch-hunts Margaret Mattson Social panic Social stigma...
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  • Full Metal Panic! (Japanese: フルメタル・パニック!, Hepburn: Furumetaru Panikku!, often abbreviated to FMP!) is a series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh...
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  • and Moral Panics: The Creation of the Mods and Rockers is a 1972 sociology book by Stanley Cohen. It was the first book to define the social theory of...
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  • disorders. It can arise through social anxiety disorder and be a consequence of bullying. People who often suffer from panic attacks can grow to fear their...
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    The Panic of 1907, also known as the 1907 Bankers' Panic or Knickerbocker Crisis, was a financial crisis that took place in the United States over a three-week...
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  • "Homosexual panic" is a term coined by American psychiatrist Edward J. Kempf in 1920 for a condition of "panic due to the pressure of uncontrollable perverse...
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    progress to panic attacks. Standardized rating scales such as the Social Phobia Inventory, the SPAI-B, Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale, and the Social Interaction...
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    The Panic of 1873 was a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877 or 1879 in France...
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    generalized anxiety disorder, specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, panic disorder, and selective mutism. The disorder...
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    The Panic of 1837 was a financial crisis in the United States that began a major depression (not to be confused with the Great Depression), which lasted...
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  • Social media use in politics refers to the use of online social media platforms in political processes and activities. Political processes and activities...
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  • and panic attacks can lead to panic disorders which is the recurrence of unexpected panic attacks. Other related anxiety disorders include social anxiety...
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  • The Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) is a questionnaire developed for measuring the severity of panic disorder. The clinician-administered PDSS is...
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