Authors:

Janice Valencia, Listyo Yuwanto

Abstract:

“Epilepsy which is known as “epileptic” disease has become controversial in Indonesia. Epilepsy in Indonesia is considered as a cursed person, a cursed child, the sins of the ancestors, and also possessed by spirits. Epilepsy is also still considered as an infectious disease and also mental illness. This makes a negative stigma against people with epilepsy and also affects the families of epilepsy sufferers. The purpose of this article is to provide a study of the myths of epilepsy sufferers from the perspective of cultural psychology. This study is expected to explain the myths of epilepsy sufferers so that there is no negative stigma against epilepsy sufferers. The myth of epilepsy is in the community because of sudden seizures, sufferers struggling, foaming at the mouth for a few minutes and then returning to normal, this is perceived as being possessed by a spirit that is in accordance with the culture of “kejawen” which is then used by some people to become a supernatural science “ witchcraft “so that eventually people with epilepsy are considered as possessed by spirits. With the negative stigma towards epilepsy, Indonesia, which has a high collective culture, causes families of epileptic sufferers to try to hide illnesses from sufferers to protect, maintain the harmony of all family members. Referring to the literature, psychological approaches can be applied in the development and understanding of the myths of epileptic sufferers.”

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2022-04-30

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VALENCIA, Janice; YUWANTO, Listyo. Mitos penderita epilepsi: Sebuah kajian psikologi dengan budaya Jawa.Jurnal Psikologi Udayana, [S.l.], v. 9, n. 1, p. 23-32, apr. 2022. ISSN 2654-4024. Available at: https://jurnal.harianregional.com/psikologi/id-62918. Date accessed: 28 Aug. 2025. doi:https://doi.org/10.24843/JPU.2022.v09.i01.p03.

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