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is the most widely observed cultural symptoms of distress and has been identified in several countries in Asia (Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand). Group of answer choices Susto Baksbat Zar Amok PreviousNext

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Amok

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Amok is the most widely observed culture-bound syndrome, has been identified in several countries in Asia (Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand)

Culture-bound syndrome is a combination of disease symptoms that are majorly prevalent to some degree only within a specific society or culture. For example mood disorders, anorexia nervosa, hwa-byung, schizophrenia, etc

Amok disorder was first reported in Malaysia society and the disorder is characterized by sudden rage and homicidal aggression which is brought on as a result of stress, sleep depression and is usually common and prevalent among the male gender.

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