Culture bound syndromes
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This answer is appropriate for an abnormal psychology, cultural anthropology, or medical anthropology class. The answer explain what culture-bound syndromes are and describes the features of Koro and Dhat syndromes. The answer is 300+ words and is fully referenced.
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The solution is a concise explanation of the culture bound syndromes Koro & Dhat in relation to their application in abnormal psychology, cultural anthropology, or medical anthropology.
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A culture bound syndrome is a term used most often in medical anthropology and psychiatry that refers to a set of psychological and somatic symptoms that can be found only in a particular culture. Culture bound syndromes are described as diseases within the culture of origin, and although a culture bound syndrome may have similarities to other culture bound syndromes (CBS), each CBS ...
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