Who would study psychology unless they had some issues?! Chapter 753 647: Ultimately, a Radical Approach Is Needed

Nan Zhubin's words left Chonghui montarily stunned.

As soon as the [Group Hysteria] risk was identified, Bai Qinghua and Weng Pinting had already compiled ergency intervention plans for the acute outbreak at the scene; after Professor Ji's ddling, these ergency plans had undergone several revisions.

The original "thodical intervention" plan was also part of the revisions.

Chonghui's mind worked at lightning speed, beginning to dismantle the present crisis bit by bit according to the team's previous theoretical frawork.

What does a thodical plan look like?

—Step one, Shi Qianqian organizes all case data, screening for "potentially infected," "mildly infected," and "severely infected," establishing layered files; step two, he and Wang Lili lead teams to conduct individual interviews with mild and potential infectees, using "cognitive reconstruction" and "cultural empathy" to gradually lead them to question the "Dragon King Faith," alleviating anxiety;

Step three, Nan Zhubin connects with Uncle Chen, gaining trust and gradually adjusts Uncle Chen's ritual language, transforming "punishnt" and "test" into "mutual help" and "self-rescue," subtly altering core beliefs; step four, once most villagers' cognition has shifted, focus interventions on severe infectees.

The entire process is expected to take one to two weeks—gentle and prudent.

However, the drawbacks of this approach are equally apparent.

First, naturally, is inefficiency. There's a very real possibility that Weng Pinting and the whole procedure won't be completed before the centralized villagers are relocated—here, appropriately settling victims' life and property and post-disaster reconstruction is always the top priority, the camp has its procedures, and psychological intervention involvent is rely to better achieve the primary goal.

And when these victims are relocated, the effects of [Group Hysteria] on a collective level might decline but could beco a personal-level hidden hazard.

Chonghui couldn't help but think of Li Lingling by Nan Zhubin's side.

Moreover, even if the project group had ample ti for intervention, they must face a significant challenge—the villagers' faith in the "Dragon King" is a deep-seated [defense], which they subconsciously protect, avoiding the topic during interviews or outwardly complying while secretly praying, and somatic symptoms may recur.

Even if Nan Zhubin, capable of efficiently and precisely uncovering such [defense] is involved, there's no way to conduct in-depth interviews and consultative interventions with everyone in a vast settlent area, not even if he worked tirelessly for a month.

These are limitations.

And the acute outbreak before them, though seemingly dangerous, has precisely opened up a golden window for psychological group intervention.

Group psychology is like a tightly drawn string, either slowly relaxed or snapped and retightened. The forr takes ti, easy to rebound; the latter seems risky, yet if caught, resolves the core issue in one go.

The current situation is the string snapping, exposing all hidden problems—no villager disguises devotion anymore, no one denies the pain of "Dragon Scale itch" or "Dragon Rope tightening."

Their panic, anger, and betrayal are expressed in the most genuine state, this exposure devoid of [defense] is precisely the prerequisite for intervention to be effective.

The more Chonghui thought, the clearer his mind beca—

—Intervening under these circumstances, the efficiency is significantly boosted.

First, hidden issues are made completely apparent—during thodical intervention, the team spends considerable ti "breaking the ice," tiptoeing around the sensitive point of "Dragon King," cautious of triggering villagers' [defense]; but now, the collapse of faith is evident, villagers' emotions and symptoms are no longer masked, the team need not guess who truly is infected or feigning, they can just address symptoms and emotions as they erge.

Just like in Psychological Consultation, when a visitor suddenly has an emotional outburst, appearing out of control but is the subconscious pain actively seeking release, intervention can accurately target the pain point leading to deeper change more easily than "gentle guidance."

Second, is positively utilizing [emotional resonance]—the core of group hysteria is "emotion contagion," rapid spread of negative emotions.

But negative emotions can spread quickly, and so can positive guidance.

During thodical intervention, the team persuades villagers one by one, one improves, while another may relapse due to surrounding influence, ti-consuming and labor-intensive; yet now, all villagers share the sa peak emotional state—panic and helplessness.

Just by finding a stable anchor point, for instance, Uncle Chen's authoritative endorsent or Nan Zhubin's professional guidance, they can rapidly stabilize the whole through reverse emotional resonance.

Thinking of this, Chonghui couldn't help but glance at Nan Zhubin and Uncle Chen beside him.

The core here lies in Uncle Chen's "authority" joining Nan Zhubin and others' stance, theoretically the most challenging step in the plan; surprisingly, Nan Zhubin accomplished it in such a short ti inexplicably.

Moreover, intervening in the current acute outbreak can also establish absolute trust in crisis—during thodical intervention, the team is viewed as "external experts," villagers harbor doubts about their professional ability;

But now, villagers find themselves at a life-and-death juncture, many have uttered phrases like "without the Dragon King's protection, we're dood." If at this mont the team can precisely control the situation and alleviate their distress, they'll instantly build trust at a "savior" level.