Problem

Mind-induced death

Other Names:
Psychogenic death
Incidence:

In a study of deaths over 25 years in the Chinese community in California, it was discovered that mortality fell by 35% in the week before the Harvest Moon festival and then increased the week after -- leading to the conclusion that death can be briefly postponed until after the occurrence of a significant occasion.

Broader Problems:
Suicide
Engineered death
Strategies:

Values:
Death
Subject(s):
Individuation Individuation
Life Death
Psychology Psychology
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems
Date of last update
02.09.2020 – 21:23 CEST