Culture Bound Syndrome Of Latah Javanese Women With The Analysis Of Cultural Determinism Anthropological Psychology In The Plantation Area Of Pangarungan Village, Labuhan Batu Selatan

This research is a qualitative research with an ethnographic approach that explores the
relationship between Javanese Woman Latah Personality Disorder and plantation culture in Pangarungan
Village, Labuhan Batu Selatan. This study reveals the characteristics of Latah^s personality disorder, the
background of Latah^s personality disorder, and the cultural influences of Javanese women^s social life
in plantations which are factors that cause personality disorders. Through data collection techniques
utilizing participatory observation (life in) and unstructured interviews that focus on exploring the life
history of women who experience Latah, the results obtained are that several women experience the Latah
type (echopraxia) in the form of surprising behavior by imitating the movements of people who were
surprising him. There is also a Latah type (echolalia) with a form of surprising behavior accompanied by
repeated words. This action turned out to be related to community life in enclave plantations, and full of
stratification