Meso Abnormal Personality Disorders : Culture Bound Syndrome of Javanese Man in Meranti District Asahan Regency with Psychological Anthropology Analysis

This study reveals the Meso/Mesu/Kesu Abnormal Personality Disorder
Culture Bound Syndrome in Javanese Men in Meranti Village, Meranti District, Asahan
Regency. This study uses an ethnographic method with an Anthropological Psychology
approach which is supported by life history interview techniques and observes deeply the
cultural activities of the local community to find the factors that cause Meso personality
disorder. Meso culture syndrome is a type of personality disorder with bad speech or
cursing that occurs repeatedly and is only experienced by Javanese men in this village.
The Ethics of Javanese men maintaining family and social harmonization are the one of
cause this personality disorder.