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 Child is excessively fearful of shots and/or blood tests and procedures; may ask if he/she will die from the shot or blood tests, or whether someone will drink the blood  Child appears to dissociate or mentally “check out” when subjected to shots, blood work, or other medical examination or procedure  Child excessively fears taking clothes off in the doctor’s office or asks whether he/she will have to walk around naked in front of others  Child behaves in a sexually seductive way on the examining table or appears to expect or “invite” sexual contact  Child states that he/she or someone else received “bad” shots, pills, or medicine

F. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN COLORS

 Child fears or strongly dislikes certain colors (usually red or black, but can be any other color significant in a particular ritual); refuses to wear clothes or eat foods of these colors, or becomes agitated in the presence of them  Child states that red or black is a favorite color, for peculiar reasons  Child refers to ritualistic uses of red or black that are inconsistent with what he/she has experienced in a spiritual setting  Child obsessively draws using certain colors, particularly red or black, and/or associates certain colors with bizarre themes

G. PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH EATING

 Child refuses to ingest certain foods or drinks because they are red or brown, and becomes highly agitated at meal times  Child expresses fears that his/her food or drink is poisoned, or has been poisoned in the past, contains drugs, etc.  Child binges, gorges, vomits, or refuses to eat when unrelated to an identifiable illness  Child states that he/she or someone else was forced to ingest blood, urine, feces, human or animal body parts

H. EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS (INCLUDING SPEECH, SLEEP, AND LEARNING PROBLEMS)

 Child has rapid mood swings, is easily angered or upset, has tantrums, acts out, and then acts normal, passive, etc.  Child is agitated, hyperactive, wild, and/or resists authority  Child displays marked anxiety, e.g., rocking, nail, biting, teeth grinding  Child feels he/she is bad, ugly, stupid, “damned,” or deserving of punishment  Child hurts self or others frequently, and/or is accident prone  Child is fearful, withdrawn, clingy, regressed, babyish  Child’s speech is delayed or regressed, speech production drops, and/or speech disorder develops  Child’s handwriting and/or knowledge of various school subjects erratically changes or switches  Child has “flat” affect, or fails to respond in emotionally appropriate ways, especially when viewing violence or cruelty

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