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... > social science subjects > counseling and psychotherapy > counseling > physical and mental health > culture-bound syndromes > ghost sickness
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > indigenous concerns > culture-bound syndromes > ghost sickness
... > social science subjects > psychology > cross-cultural psychology > multicultural psychology > indigenous concerns > culture-bound syndromes > ghost sickness

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ghost sickness  

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  • Ghost sickness is an illness found in many Native American cultures and characterized by a preoccupation with death. Found in tribes from the Southwest and Southern Plains, it is characterized by an intense fear of ghosts and results in the development of elaborate rituals to defend against these spirits of death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Multicultural Psychology; Culture-Bound Syndromes: Ghost Sickness]

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