Which culture-bound syndrome occurs in south and east Asia and involves either a man experiencing sudden and intense anxiety that his penis is receding into his body or a female believing that her vulva and nipples are shrinking?

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Koro is a culture-bound syndrome that occurs in South and East Asia and involves a man experiencing sudden and intense anxiety that his penis is receding into his body, or a female believing that her vulva and nipples are shrinking. Susto is a Latin American cultural syndrome involving fear and soul loss after a traumatic event. Dhat is a South Asian cultural syndrome involving anxiety about semen loss. Zar is a cultural syndrome in North Africa and the Middle East that involves possession by spirits.

Which Culture-Bound Syndrome Occurs in South and East Asia and Involves