In the __________ culture, mental and emotional disorders are expressed as somatoform complaints on the basis of the belief that the body is the property of the ancestors
a. Japanese
b. Hispanic
c. Southeast Asian
d. Korean
D
Koreans believe that the body is the property of the ancestors. In the cultures of the Japanese and Southeast Asians, emotional and mental distresses are also expressed through physical signs and symptoms, but the belief that the body is the property of the ancestors is not associated with these cultures. In the Hispanic culture, physical complaints may be associated with mal ojo (the evil eye). It is important to know how somatoform complaints may surface in different cultures. Each culture has its own set of beliefs and ways of expressing those beliefs.
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