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Sickness And Healing: An Anthropological Perspective,New P. Prithvi Raj And Cognitive And Developmental PsychologyThe Ways In Which People Respond To Sickness Differ Greatly From Society To Society. In This Book Anthropologist And Epidemiologist Robert A. Hahn Examines How Western And Nonwestern Cultures Influence The Definition, Experience, And Treatment Of Sickness. Hahn Begins By Developing A Definition Of Sickness That Is Based On The Patient'S Perception Of Suffering And Disturbance Rather Than On The Physician'S Assessment Of Biomedical Signs. After