"1) what point was the author trying to illustrate with his example of former basketball great bill russell's habit of pre-game vomiting before important games? russell couldn't handle the spotlight. russell struggled his entire career with gastro-intestinal problems. even the best performers experience severe anxiety. russell could not manage his fear of performing well in big games. next"

I believe the answer is: Even the best performers experience severe anxiety

Professionals athlete and performers often throw up before they had to perform in their respective field. The purpose is to directly face the effect of the anxiety heads on before the performance, so they can maintain their highest form during the actual showtime.

C. A culture-bound syndrome . . . cultural relativity

Explanation:

A culture-bound syndrome is a type of psychiatric ailment that affects people from a specific culture, and that is only considered a disease in that culture.

The Hwa-Byung, a somatic disorder characterized by anger and insomnia, is a ty pe of culture-bound syndrome in Korean culture.

These syndromes occurr because there is cultural relativity across cultures. Different cultures see different things as normal, and as abnormal, and psychiatric characterizations are also affected by this.