Culture Bound Syndromes Flashcards
Amok
originated in Malaysia; used in Philippines, Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Puerto Rico and Navajo
-dissociative episode characterized by a period of depression followed by outburst of violence, aggressive or homicidal beavhior
Causes: perceived insult, persecutory ideas, automation, amnesia, exhaustion
tx: hospitalization, dx with schizophrenia and tx with antispychs
ataque de nervios
Latin America, Mediterranean groups
sx: uncontrollable shouting, attacks of crying, trembling, heat in the chest risking into the head, verbal or physical aggression; dissociative expreiences, seizure-like or fainting, suicidal gesturess; sense of being out of control
causes: result of stressful event relating to family
ensure safety; talk the person down; tey might use rubbing alcohol to help calm person; telling story of what led to ataque; psychotherapy typically mainstay tx
possession syndrome
seen around the word; India, Hong Kong, China, Japan, Malaysia, Niger, Uganda, Haiti, Brazil…
involuntary possession trance, its seen as an illness, involuntary and causes distress; not normal part of collective cultural or religious ritual performance
cause: stress or trauma
tx: pyshciatric tx is usually avoided and indigenous tx used to neutralize the conflict or stress
Shenjing Shuairo
China, Japan,
“weakness of the nervous system” (Mandarin Chinese word)
causes: work related stressors, and other stressors
tx: most pts use both Western-trained physicians and traditional Chinese doctors; non psychiatric settings were preferred including general medicine and neurology; usually traditional Chinese medicines used
lanti
having been shocked or startled some time before; can have specific expereince of altered realtiy or any specific altered behavior
Philippines
saladera
Peruvian Amazon
misfortunes of many kinds, may have anxiety but this is because they believe that they have been bewithced
latah
Malaysia and Indonesia
repetitively startled by others until they become extremely flustered whenever they are startled; causes highly flustered state
