Susto is a culture-bound syndrome found in Central and South Americas. It is related to stress or an emotional event which results in "Soul Loss". Latin American's believe a trauma or "frightning" experience causes the soul to leave the body, the term "Perida de Alma" means dispared. The belief is based on the understanding that an individual is composed of body and an essence, that may detact from the body and wander freely or is captivated by super-natural forces. The essence may be held captive because the spirits guardians of the earth, river, ponds and forests have been disturbed. The systems of the self, social, psychological and organic make up the whole-being and one's ideal level, is called homeostatis. If one area of a being is not getting enough energy and is over-taxed, stress is the result. Susto is a consequence of an episode of "fright" or stressors which one feels they are unable to meet life's expectation.
The symptoms of Susto include:
In Bolton's study the symptoms of susto resemble hypoglycemia, weak, faint, ill humor, migraine headaches, weepinf, nervousness and diarrhea.
The study is by anthropologists, Arthur j. Rubel, Carl W. O'nell, and Rolando Collado-Ardon. The late Dr. Ralph Clayton Patrick formerly w the university of North Carolina, spearheaded the idea of health conditions within specific populations should be of interest to anthropologists as well as other health professionals. The people studied were Mexicans from three different regions, which were the Mestizo, Zapotec and Chinantec from the state of Oaxaca.These cultures provide an etiology, a diagnosis, preventive measures and regimens of healing. The Chinantec the vital substance called "bi" is help captive by the spitet forces where the startling event happens. The Zapotecs are not as clear about what is lost, but the need to identify the event and where it happened is as important.In the Mestizo population, causes were more of a human nature. like being breathed on by a drunk or accosted. The variable of all three regions is the time lapse of weeks and even years for susto to cause symptoms. In Uzzell studies in 1974, he looked at cases a little differently. "Asusto", the person with Susto is taking time out to relieve themselves of tasks they are obliged to perform.Adults have expierenced a sense of inadequacy and helplessness even before the symptoms of Susto begin.
Bathing one with herbs, flowers and drinking teas are some of the methods of healing. Chicken or turkey feathers are used to "sweep" out the ill substances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-xVHYRpE58
Susto is a culture-bound syndrome found in Central and South Americas. It is related to stress or an emotional event which results in "Soul Loss". Latin American's believe a trauma or "frightning" experience causes the soul to leave the body, the term "Perida de Alma" means dispared. The belief is based on the understanding that an individual is composed of body and an essence, that may detact from the body and wander freely or is captivated by super-natural forces. The essence may be held captive because the spirits guardians of the earth, river, ponds and forests have been disturbed. The systems of the self, social, psychological and organic make up the whole-being and one's ideal level, is called homeostatis. If one area of a being is not getting enough energy and is over-taxed, stress is the result. Susto is a consequence of an episode of "fright" or stressors which one feels they are unable to meet life's expectation.
The symptoms of Susto include:
In Bolton's study the symptoms of susto resemble hypoglycemia, weak, faint, ill humor, migraine headaches, weepinf, nervousness and diarrhea.
The study is by anthropologists, Arthur j. Rubel, Carl W. O'nell, and Rolando Collado-Ardon. The late Dr. Ralph Clayton Patrick formerly w the university of North Carolina, spearheaded the idea of health conditions within specific populations should be of interest to anthropologists as well as other health professionals. The people studied were Mexicans from three different regions, which were the Mestizo, Zapotec and Chinantec from the state of Oaxaca.These cultures provide an etiology, a diagnosis, preventive measures and regimens of healing. The Chinantec the vital substance called "bi" is help captive by the spitet forces where the startling event happens. The Zapotecs are not as clear about what is lost, but the need to identify the event and where it happened is as important.In the Mestizo population, causes were more of a human nature. like being breathed on by a drunk or accosted. The variable of all three regions is the time lapse of weeks and even years for susto to cause symptoms. In Uzzell studies in 1974, he looked at cases a little differently. "Asusto", the person with Susto is taking time out to relieve themselves of tasks they are obliged to perform.Adults have expierenced a sense of inadequacy and helplessness even before the symptoms of Susto begin.
Bathing one with herbs, flowers and drinking teas are some of the methods of healing. Chicken or turkey feathers are used to "sweep" out the ill substances.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-xVHYRpE58