Astrid Told Her Coworkers That She Regularly Seeks Advice from Her

Astrid told her coworkers that she regularly seeks advice from her dead relatives. If she fasts and meditates for three days and nights, they appear and she talks with them. Astrid's coworkers tell her that sounds strange to them, but Astrid explains that many people in her culture believe these things. Based on this information, we can say that Astrid

A) has schizophrenia-hallucinations of any kind are indicative of this disorder.
B) is probably highly suggestible to mass hysteria.
C) has a somatoform disorder.
D) is probably not diagnosable with any type of mental disorder; her beliefs are completely reasonable in her culture.
E) has a dissociative disorder.

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