Koro is a culture-bound syndrome primarily found in parts of Asia, characterized by an overwhelming fear that one's genitals are retracting and will disappear, despite the lack of any true basis for this belief. It is not commonly found or recognized in Western psychology as a distinct disorder.

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Koro is:

A) a term used in regions of South Africa to refer to people who hear the voices of the dead.
B) a psychological disorder found in parts of Asia but not in the West.
C) a psychological disorder found in parts of Africa but not in the West.
D) a term used by Plains Indians to refer to people who hear the voices of the dead.

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