Elma Is from the Philippines, and She Claims That She

question 43

Multiple Choice

Elma is from the Philippines, and she claims that she sees the spirits of the dead on different occasions, as do other individuals in her culture. It would be important to consider culture in this diagnosis because she could be suffering from

• A) nothing - these beliefs could be normal in this culture.
• B) schizophrenia disorder.
• C) hauntings.
• D) some type of psychosis.
• E) the use of hallucinogens.

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