Mass psychogenic illness does not refer to
A) The effect of suggestion.
B) The impact of widespread illness increasing attention to bodily signs.
C) The effect of anxiety.
D) The effect of intervention.

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Mass psychogenic illness (MPI), also known as mass hysteria, primarily involves the spread of illness symptoms through a population where there is no viral or bacterial agent present that accounts for the symptoms. It is often driven by psychological factors such as suggestion (A), anxiety (C), and heightened attention to bodily signs due to the perception of a widespread illness (B). The term does not inherently involve the effect of intervention (D), as interventions are responses to the illness rather than a cause or defining characteristic of MPI itself.

Mass Psychogenic Illness Does Not Refer to