https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962 Tanganyika 1962 en-us 2016-10-19 19:14:00 UTC 2023-05-19 12:48:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/131907875 Some consequences from 1962, Tanganyika Laughter Epidemic was that Schools closed temporarily, people were unable to complete work. Also some people suffered from symptoms that included dizziness, nausea, rashes, and even became violent, respiratory problem, attacks of crying , random screaming and also thought that someone was out to get them these symptoms could last from a couple of hours to sixteen days.]]> 2016-10-19 19:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/131907875 kimmie00blaney https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/131908533 On January 30, 1962, in Tanganyika, three girls started laughing and the laughter spread. It was "commenced an abnormal manner." ]]> 2016-10-19 19:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/131908533 https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/131909101 There are several possible explanations to why the laughter started, Kamala said, "Maybe those who laugh have an element of madness coming into their brains." They could be considered fits of anxiety-included with included laughter. One cause could be the stress that was caused by unfamiliar expectations imposed in the British run schools and uncertainties created by Tanganyika's independence.]]> 2016-10-19 19:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/131909101 kimmie00blaney https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/131909893 On March 18, 95 of 159 middle and high school girls had been affected. Schools shut down and when the girls went home the laughter spread from Tanganyika to surrounding villages. By May 21 dozens more came down with the symptoms; the epidemic had spread beyond the school and Tanganyika.]]> 2016-10-19 19:29:29 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/131909893 https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/132211695 They had tried to resolve it by sending the students into the grassy yard outside to calm them down. It came to an end months later. The stress had went down in schools and work places, bringing the laughter epidemic to an end.]]> 2016-10-20 19:45:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/132211695 https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/133459439 McGraw, Peter and Joel Warner "Why laughter makes no sense" Salon 9 April 2014 Wed 4 October 2016]]> 2016-10-26 19:22:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/133459439 kimmie00blaney https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/133460406  In 1962, Tanganyika gained its independence from Great Britain. The girls in Tanganyika left their families and villages, the only place they've ever known, to go live with strangers in an unfamiliar place .They were exposed to strict Western style education and to Christian morality for the first time. This was much different than the tribal values that the girls grew up with.]]> 2016-10-26 19:25:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kimmie00blaney/hysteria1962/wish/133460406