According to Culture and Human Behavior: Culture-Bound Syndromes, Western cultures have culture-bound syndromes too. One example is _____, which is common today, but was once rare and seems to have been associated with religious motives or a desire for purification in the past.

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Anorexia nervosa is a culture-bound syndrome in Western cultures. It was once rare and seems to have been associated with religious motives or a desire for purification in the past.

According to Culture and Human Behavior: Culture-Bound Syndromes, Western Cultures