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What is the cause of susto according to the text?
According to the text, susto is caused by a frightening event that makes the soul leave the body, leading to unhappiness and sickness.
The text describes susto as a culture-bound syndrome in which illness is attributed to a frightening event that causes the soul to depart from the body. This loss of soul is then believed to result in emotional and physical distress.
Key points
- Susto is also called 'fright' or 'soul loss'.
- It occurs in Latin American, Mexican, Central, and South American cultures.
- A frightening event is the triggering cause.
- The soul leaving the body is the mechanism of illness.
- The result is unhappiness and sickness.
Source:Basic Concepts of Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing· Spiritual, Cultural, and Ethnic Issues· p. 59–66
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