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COVID-19 Health Anxiety: Treatment & CBT Techniques

Section 10
Mass Psychogenic Illness (MPI)
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- Taylor, S. & Asmundson, G., J. G. (2004). Treating Health Anxiety: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. 60-62.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Article References:
Ditto, B., Byrne, N., Holly, C., & Balegh, S. (2014). Social contagion of vasovagal reactions in the blood collection clinic: A possible example of mass psychogenic illness. Health Psychology, 33(7), 639–645.

Mazzoni, G., Foan, L., Hyland, M. E., & Kirsch, I. (2010). The effects of observation and gender on psychogenic symptoms. Health Psychology, 29(2), 181–185.

Rask, C. U., Gehrt, T. B., Rimvall, M. K., & Frostholm, L. (2020). Health anxiety: Conceptualization and future directions. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 228(2), 141–144.
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QUESTION 10
The research literature, although limited to a small number of reports, suggests that any of us may succumb to MPI under the right conditions. Why no one is immune? Record the letter of the correct answer to the CE Test.