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Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Cultural factors
• Culture can shape anxieties and fears
• Culturally specific syndromes
Taijin kyofusho
Japanese fear of offending or embarrassing others
Kayak-angst
Inuit disorder in seal hunters at sea similar to panic
• Rate of anxiety disorders varies by culture, but ratio of somatic to psychological
symptoms appears similar (Kirmayer, 2001)