In some North African and Middle Eastern societies,people thought to be possessed by spirits exhibit symptoms that include shouting,laughing,singing,weeping,hitting one's head against a wall,apathy or withdrawal.This culture-bound syndrome is known as

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The symptoms described are indicative of the culture-bound syndrome known as zar, which is commonly found in North African and Middle Eastern societies. Amok refers to sudden and indiscriminate outbursts of violent behavior, koro is a fear that one's genitals are retracting into one's body, and dhat is a preoccupation with semen loss. None of these syndromes match the symptoms described in the question.

In Some North African and Middle Eastern Societies,people Thought to Be