Question

Tipah lives in a small village in Malaysia. According to the local villagers, Tipah suffers from a mental disorder. He often experiences sudden, uncontrolled outbursts of anger. Tipah has attacked and injured many people during these fits of rage. His family claims that Tipah usually seems emotionally withdrawn before the onset of these attacks. Which of the following culture-related disorders best fits the description of Tipah's mental disorder?
a. taijin kyofusho
b. anorexia nervosa
c. koro
d. amok

Answer 1

Answer: Amok

Explanation: Amok is a culturally related disorder. It is a psychological disorder. It occurs in Malay people specifically in males. This disorder consists basically of an outburst of madness. It is found in some Asian countries.

When the person found himself in a murderous rampage, run into the street and attack the people who come in between his path. It is a psychiatric illness. In other words, it can be explained as the person who found himself in such a frenzy murderous situation, he deadly runs and kill all people who come in his way.

Thus in the above statement, Tipah according to villagers was suffering from a cultural syndrome that is called Amok.