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Does The Full Moon Influence Behavior? |
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It happens at least once every
month. Sometimes, rarely, it happens twice a month. Up
there in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane. No, it's a
FULL MOON. |
called "The Lunar Effect" or "The Transylvania Effect." The belief that the full moon causes mental disorders and strange behavior was widespread throughout Europe in the middle ages. Even the word "lunacy" meaning "insanity" comes from the Latin word for "moon." You may hear people say, "Just ask an emergency room nurse or a | police phone operator. They will tell you that they are busier on nights when there is a full moon." | |||