Alarmism
Template:Short description Template:Redirect 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Alarmist personalityEdit
The alarmist person is subject to the cognitive distortion of catastrophizingTemplate:Sndof always expecting the worst of possible futures.<ref>P. Gilbert, Overcoming Depression (1999) p. 88-90</ref>
They may also be seeking to preserve feelings of omnipotence by trying to generate anxiety, apprehension and concern in others.<ref>T. Pitt-Aikens, Loss of the Good Authority (1989) p. 99</ref>