Alarmism
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Alarmism is excessive or exaggerated alarm of a real or imagined threat. Alarmism connotes attempts to excite fears or giving warnings of great danger in a manner that is amplified, overemphasized or unwarranted. In the news media, alarmism can often be found in the form of yellow journalism where reports sensationalise a story to exaggerate small risks.[1]
Alarmist personality
The alarmist person is subject to the cognitive distortion of catastrophizingTemplate:Sndof always expecting the worst of possible futures.[2]
They may also be seeking to preserve feelings of omnipotence by trying to generate anxiety, apprehension and concern in others.[3]
See also
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