There are several instances of culture-bound illnessesdescribed in the chapter that
involve men displaying anxiety symptoms that are believed to result from the loss or
diminution of their genitalia or sexual power. Examples of these include:
a. "stolen genitals" in Peru, koroin China, dhatin Finland.
b. "receding genitals" in Costa Rica, koroin China, dhatin Pakistan.
c. "missing genitals" in Nigeria, koroin China, dhatin India.
d. "blackened genitals" in Madagascar, koroin China, dhatin Iran.
c
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a. Regression b. Displacement c. Projection d. Identification
Children who are abused:
a. tend to have better social skills than nonabused children in order to cope with their abuse. b. are lower in self-esteem and do more poorly in school than their nonabused peers. c. tend to use drugs and alcohol as much as their nonabused peers. d. usually recover from the negative effects by adulthood.
Early-maturing girls are less likely to have problems if
A) puberty comes at the same time as moving to a new school. B) their community doesn't offer sexuality education until junior high school. C) they attend an all-girls school. D) their friends have not yet reached puberty.
Many buildings are designed with which factor in mind?
A. humans B. economics C. animals D. weather