Cultural bound Syndrome Amok
Cultural-bound Syndrome; Amok For studying about Amok, which is categorized into the culture-bound syndrome upon in-class text (pp111), I stepped on three different ideas about the Amok. First step is to study the cultural-bound syndrome. Next is the main topic of Amok, and the last step is to read some journals about the treatment, and/ or current issues. ... Cultural-Bound Syndrome: Culture-bound syndromes (CBSs) comprise a heterogeneous set of illness phenomena of particular interest to medical anthropologists and to psychiatrists. ... (#1, pp789) Generally, culture-bound syndromes comprise several kinds of illness or affliction, all of which are defined as culture-bound and therefore have been of interest to medical anthropologists and ethnopsychiatrists in that they do not have a one-to-one correspondence with a disorder recognized by Western allopathic nosologies. ... Here is these syndromes shown; Amok, Latah, Koro, Windigo, Kitsunetsuki, Taijinkyoufusyou (TKS), and Zar. ... Many of cultural patterns are indigenously considered to be illnesses, or at least afflictions, and most have local names.h Amok: One of cultural syndrome, which is called Amok or Running Amok is first described in Malaysia, and it is derived from the Malay word gMengamok,h which means to make a furious and desperate change. Amok or Running Amok is often descries as dissociative episode preceded by introspective brooding, followed by an outburst of violent, aggressive or homicidal behavior.