Koro, susto, amok, and hikikomori are

a. terms for imaginary disorders in foreign countries.
b. described in the DSM-5 as disorders confined to specific cultures.
c. rare in North America culture and are thus excluded from the DSM-5.
d. folk names for afflictions seen in other cultures.


ANSWER: d

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