Moral PanicMoral panic describes a situation in which societal feelings are volatile and intense about something because it seems threatening to social mores and norms. It occurs when a population begins to fear an issue or a group because they don't subscribe to some facet of life that ...
Related to panics: Moral panicspan·ic (păn′ĭk) n. 1. A sudden, overpowering feeling of fear, often affecting many people at once. See Synonyms at fear. 2. A state of extreme anxiety, such as that involved in a panic attack. 3. a. A state of frantic activity, usually accomp...
Noun1.moral principle- the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values" ethic,value orientation,value-system principle- a rule or standard especially of good behavior; "a man of principle"; "...
1. The lesson or principle contained in or taught by a fable, a story, or an event. 2. A concisely expressed precept or general truth; a maxim: likes to follow the moral "To each, his own." 3. morals Rules or habits of conduct, especially of sexual conduct, with reference to stand...
ADJ.blind, mad, sheer, total | mild, minor | momentary | growing, mounting, rising | sudden | last-minuteThere was a last-minute panic when nobody could find the tickets.| morala moral panic over rising crime rates QUANT.surge, waveI felt a surge of panic when I realized my mistake...
The political and organizational response to gangs: An examination of a "Moral panic" in Nevada Some social scientists contend that the nature, frequency, and severity of a particular condition or issue are often grossly exaggerated in order to justif... RC Mccorkle,TD Miethe - 《Justice Quart...
Prosecutors and the Definition of the Crime Problem in Italy: A Country without Moral Panic?Montana, Riccardo
like a crossedbreedof animals (but in a still greater degree, because the influences in operation are moral as well as physical), inherits the special aptitudes and excellences of all its progenitors, protected by the admixture from being exaggerated into the neighboring vices. But, to render ...
Anxiolytic— A type of medication that helps to relieve anxiety. Autonomic nervous system (ANS)— The part of the nervous system that supplies nerve endings in the blood vessels, heart, intestines, glands, and smooth muscles, and governs their involuntary functioning. The autonomic nervous system ...
In both psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy, the therapist does not tell the patient how to solve problems or offer moral judgments. The focus of treatment is exploration of the patient's mind and habitual thought patterns. Such therapy is termed "non-directed." It is also "insight-...