“We Consider Him as a Menace to Our Family”: Extended Family Variances in Attitudes Towards People with Schizophrenia

Rastafary, Ni Luh Kade Nadia and Tondok, Marselius Sampe (2021) “We Consider Him as a Menace to Our Family”: Extended Family Variances in Attitudes Towards People with Schizophrenia. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Psychological Studies (ICPSYCHE 2020), 20-21 Oktober 2020, Fakultas Psikologi, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang.

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Abstract

Schizophrenia is a psychotic mental disorder that causes psychiatric symptoms, such as confusion in thinking, emotions, perceptions, and deviant behaviour. The prevalence of schizophrenia/ psychosis in Indonesia was 6.7 per 1000 households. The highest prevalence distribution was in Bali and Yogyakarta province, with 11.1 and 10.4 out of 1,000 households having members who suffered from schizophrenia/ psychosis, respectively. A positive attitude from Orang dengan Schizophrenia (ODS) or people with schizophrenia’s family are able to reduce the impact of schizophrenia and directly strengthen their mental health. But most people in Indonesia who are having schizophrenia as their family member usually choose to hide, isolate and treat them inhumanely. This study aims to determine extended family variances in attitudes towards people with schizophrenia living together and living in different homes. The method used in this study was a qualitative phenomenological approach. The participants were five people from ODS’ extended family living in Bali. This study applied semi-structured interviews and observations in data collection. The data was analysed using theoretical coding. The result showed that the extended family variances in attitudes towards family members with schizophrenia’s living together and living in different houses was examined in aspects, 1) perception, 2) feeling and 3) behaviour. In fact, the extended family’s attitude towards their family member with schizophrenia who lived in the same home tended to be more positive than those who lived in different homes. The overall result would be discussed later.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	attitude, extended family, schizophrenia
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Psychology > Department of Psychology
Depositing User:	Marcelius Sampe Tondok 207017 - 5160
Date Deposited:	22 May 2021 09:07
Last Modified:	22 May 2021 09:07
URI:	http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/39542

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