Did the Black Death Cause or Merely Accelerate Political Unrest

question 14

Essay

Did the Black Death cause or merely accelerate political unrest in the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries?

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Definitions:

Acute Stress Disorder

A condition characterized by the development of severe anxiety, dissociation, and other symptoms occurring within a month after exposure to a traumatic event.

Panic Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by sudden and repeated episodes of intense fear accompanied by physical symptoms such as chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, or abdominal distress.

Panic Attacks

Sudden, intense surges of fear or discomfort, often with physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat, shortness of breath, or dizziness.

Behaviorists

Psychologists who focus on observable behaviors and the ways they're learned, rather than on cognitive processes.