Many sociologists believe that mass hysteria is best described as a panic with a contained audience.

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Mass hysteria, also known as collective hysteria or group hysteria, is a phenomenon that transpires among a group of people, often spreading rapidly and involving exaggerated or irrational behaviors or beliefs about a threat, real or imagined, leading to emotional excess. It is not limited to a "contained audience" but can affect communities or even larger groups.

Many Sociologists Believe That Mass Hysteria Is Best Described as a Panic