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Huang, who lives in Malaysia, is afraid that one day soon his penis will shrivel and retract into his body, and he will die from this eventually. His psychiatrist realizes that Huang has a condition called koro that is seen almost exclusively in Southeast Asia. In other words, Koro is a ____ disorder.
 
  a. culture-general
  b. somatization
  c. hysterical
  d. culture-specific

Question 2

Dr. Noonan believes that psychological disorders are the result of unresolved unconscious conflicts from childhood. For example, she believes that panic attacks occur when a person's instinctual impulses become too overwhelming. Dr. Noonan believes in the ____ approach to psychopathology.
 
  a. psychodynamic
  b. humanist
  c. cognitive-behavioral
  d. diathesis-stress



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Answer to Question 2

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