THEIMPACTOF FEMALEMUTILATION ON VVOMEN'S MENTAL CONDITION

Yıl 2014, Cilt: 30 Sayı: 1, 101 - 110, 01.01.2014

Zehra Baykal Akmeşe Ayşegül Bilge

Öz

According to the World Health Organization, Female Genital Mutilation is the transformation offem ale genital organ in a way that it loses its function due to cultural or other non-therapeutic reasons. Among the reasons why it is carried out are maintaining traditions and customs, controlling female sexuality, fulfilling religious beliefs and ensuring sodaI integration. Femalegenital mutilation can lead to several mental illnesses. The goal o fth is revievv article is to present the mental conditions ofvvomen undergoing mutilation with the reader.The most frequent mental disorder observed among mutilated women is post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD . Especially in cases where the application is carried out before puberty, psychological disorder can be observed when the reasons why and the way how it was carried out are left unexplained and the woman is not informed about the problems encountered during the application. The post-application severe pain turns the stress experienced into PTSD. Another problem encountered apart from PTSD is behavioural problems. Since these women socially isolate themselves after the mutilation, they have difficulty fulfilling their social roles. Another mental disorder experienced after female genital mutilation is psychosexual disorders. Most observed psychosexual disorders are dyspareunia, not having an orgasm or late orgasm. Moreover, when the individual is subjected to genital mutilation before puberty, she can never have an orgasm.The problems led by this primitive application carried out only for the continuation oftraditions and customs pose a serious threat for vvomen's health. Apart from legal sanctions, the most effective way to eliminate female genital mutilation is to educate the public.Keyvvords: Woman, mutilation, mental condition

Anahtar Kelimeler

Woman, mutilation, mental condition.

KADIN SÜNNETİNİN KADININ RUHSAL DURUMUNA ETKİSİ

Öz

Dünya Sağlık Örgütüne göre Kadın Sünneti kadın dış genital organının, kültürel yada diğer terapötik olmayan nedenlerle işlevini yapamayacak şekilde değiştirilmesidir. Uygulanma nedenleri arasında gelenek ve göreneklerin devam ettirilmesi, kadın seksüalitesinin toplumsal olarak kontrolünün sağlanabilmesi, dini inançların yerine getirilmesi ve sosyopolitik entegrasyonun sağlanılması yer almaktadır. Kadın sünneti birçok ruhsal hastalığa neden olabilmektedir. Bu derlemenin amacı; sünnet olan kadının ruhsal durumunu okuyucuya sunmaktır.Sünnet edilen kadınlarda en sık rastlanılan ruhsal hastalık Travma Sonrası Stres Bozukluğu TSSB ' dur. Özellikle uygulamanın puberteden önce yapıldığı durumlarda, yapılış nedeninin ve şeklinin açıklanmaması, karşılaşılan sorunlar ile ilgili hiçbir bilgi verilmemesi strese neden olmaktadır. Özellikle işlem sonrası yaşanan şiddetli ağrı, yaşanılan stresi, TSSB'ye dönüştürmektedir. Genellikle TSSB ile birlikte görülen bir diğer problem ise davranış problemleridir. Bu kadınlar sünnet sonrası sosyal olarak kendilerini izole ettikleri için sonrasında sosyal rolleri yerine getirmede güçlük yaşamaktadırlar. Kadın sünneti sonrası yaşanan önemli ruhsal hastalıklardan bir diğeri ise psikoseksüel bozukluklardır. En sık yaşanan psikoseksüel bozukluklar ise disparanoya, orgazm olamama ya da geç orgazm olmadır. Bunun yanında sünnet olan birey eğer puberteden önce sünnete maruz kaldıysa, hiçbir zaman orgazm olamamaktadır.Sadece gelenek ve göreneklerin sürdürülmesi amacıyla yapılan bu ilkel uygulamanın doğurmuş olduğu sorunlar kadın sağlığını ciddi boyutta tehdit etmektedir. Kadın sünnetinin eliminasyonunda yasal yaptırımlarla beraber en etkili yol toplumun eğitimidir

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kadın, sünnet, ruhsal durum

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