Which of the following is an example of koro?

a. A Honduran has a history of mumbling to himself and describing vivid hallucinations.
b. A Laotian is plagued by fear and trembling after the death of a parent.
c. A woman in a remote Chinese village has an illness that she blames on spirit possession.
d. In south and east Asia, a man suddenly develops a fear that his penis will withdraw into his body.

ANSWER: d

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