A 28-year-old man is admitted to the emergency department wi…

A 28-year-old man is admitted to the emergency department with suspected drug overdose. The patient is obtunded and slightly cyanotic. The ABG results obtained while the patient was breathing room air were: pH 7.24; PaCO2 58 mm Hg; PaO2 52 mm Hg; HCO3- 24 mEq/L. The most appropriate interpretation of these results is which of the following?

In Mixtec and Tlapanec communities in Guerrero, Mexico, bruj…

In Mixtec and Tlapanec communities in Guerrero, Mexico, brujos (witches) create figurines using wax, sugar, or dead animals to represent other people in the community. The brujo then enacts whatever misfortune he wishes for his victim on the figurine, with the expectation that the person represented will feel it. How would an anthropologist most likely categorize this practice?