culture bound phenomena Flashcards
amok
Malaysia - dissociative homicidal rage
Ataque de nervios
Hispanophone uncontrollable shouting, dissociation, aggression.
Dhat syndrome
India- preoccupation with loss of semen in urine
Khyâl cap
Cambodian “wind attacks” short of breath and palpitations
Ghost sickness
Native American, preoccupation about dead people
Kufungisisa
Zimbabwe “thinking too much”
Maladi moun
Haiti “human caused illness” - sent by others out of hatred
Shenjing shuairuo
Han Chinese, fatigue, irritability and somatic complaints
Susto
Latinos- soul leaving body from fright
Taijin kyofusho
Japanese - self- consciousnes
Brain Fag
Africa, students unable to study
saora
india young people with memory loss and insect bites
Zar
middle-east - spirit possession , dissosciation
byung
Korea- anxiety and somatic complaints
latah
indonesia- exaggerated startle
koro
china- the unshakable belief that ones sex organs will shrink and disappear
pibloktoq
NW Greenland Inuit “arctic hysteria”
sudden dissociative period of extreme excitement in which they often tear off clothes, run naked through the snow, scream, throw things, and perform other wild behaviors.
Kuru
Fatal neurodegenerative prion disease, contracted from eating human brains via funeral cannibalism in PNG. Known as ‘laughing sickness.’
Windigo
Believes they have transformed into demon with insatiable craving for human flesh when other food is available.
North American
Addison’s Disease
Primary hypoadrenalism: hyperpigmentation (pressure areas, palmer creases, knuckles, buccal mucosa, recent scars); vitiligo.
Primary + secondary hypoadrenalism: lassitude, muscle weakness, hypotension, GI symptoms (anorexia, WL, n/v, abdominal pain), decrease in axillary and pubic pain, depression.
Dx: rapid ACTH stimulation test (synacthen)
