Culture-Based Imagination Therapy of Responding Poem to Overcome Adaptive Behavior of Mental Disabilities

Abstract

The purposes of this study were: 1) to determine the effectiveness of cultural-based imagination therapy with pantun reciprocation in improving adaptive behavior in individuals with mental disabilities, 2) to determine significant changes in adaptive behavior abilities after the application of cultural-based imagination therapy with pantun reciprocation in individuals with mental disabilities, 3) to determine the influence of cultural elements in pantun reciprocation on the process of imagination and behavioral adaptation in individuals with mental disabilities, 4) to determine the factors that influence the success of cultural-based imagination therapy with pantun reciprocation in overcoming adaptive behavior in mental disabilities. The method used in this study used a mixed method method. The data for this study were obtained from the results of documentation, interviews, observations, and observations of mental disabilities in mental disability service centers in Central Java Province, Indonesia. The data collection techniques in this study used observation, interview, observation, and documentation techniques. Data analysis in this study used reduction, verification, and conclusion-making techniques. The results of this study were first, cultural-based imagination therapy with pantun reciprocation was effective in improving adaptive behavior in mental disabilities. Second, the application of cultural-based imagination therapy with pantun reciprocation increased the ability of adaptive behavior in mental disabilities. Third, the process of imagination and adaptation had a positive effect on mental disability behavior. Fourth, internal and external factors influence the success of culturally based imagination therapy in reciprocal rhymes, especially adaptive behavior in mental disabilities.