What is a culture bound syndrome?
A. A set of symptoms that has arisen because of faulty or incomplete socialization.
B. A set of symptoms that is much more common in some societies than in others.
C. The tendency for people from immigrant cultures to avoid seeking help from mainstream health-care professionals.
D. A set of symptoms that has arisen because of the clash between an immigrant’s culture of origin and mainstream American culture.
Ans: B
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