Post-Traumatic stress disorder suffered by Katie in Nicholas Sparks’ Safe Heaven

ENGLISH:

Trauma is an anxiety disorder that appeared because of traumatic events that has happened in people (Hans Selye, journal nature. 1936). Trauma that appears after the traumatic events happened is concluded on the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) illness (Baum, 1990). The problem that discussed in this research is the symptom, cause and impact of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder suffered that happened in novel that influenced to the main character personality and life. The researcher has three questions that are: what are the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder suffered by Katie in Nicholas Sparks’ Safe Heaven? What are the causes of post traumatic stress disorder suffered by Katie in Nicholas Sparks’ Safe Heaven? And what are the impacts of post traumatic stress disorder suffered by Katie in Nicholas Sparks Safe Heaven in her life?.

For achieving those objectives of the study, the researcher uses psychological approach literary criticism to analysis. It is emphasized on the analysis a literary work, including description, analysis and interpretation of literary work. The primary data of this study are collected from Nicholas Sparks’ Safe Heaven. The researcher applies a psychological approach especially post traumatic stress disorder such as the symptoms, the causes and the impacts.

From this research, three findings can be clarified as the statement of the problems. The first is the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder. The researcher found two symptoms of Katie’s post traumatic stress disorder suffered. Those are re-experiencing symptoms and avoidance symptoms. Her memories at the past influence to her psychology and she tries to avoid the events and people that make her flashback to the past. The second finding of the study is the causes of the Katie’s post traumatic stress disorder suffered based on psychological causes of her tragic memories and abuse in her marriage. The third finding of the study is the impacts of Katie’s post traumatic stress disorder suffered based on feel change and behavior change. Post-traumatic stress disorder suffered a feel change which can make her feel anxiety and sadness. Besides that, her behavior change makes her become someone who isolates herself from society.

INDONESIA:

Trauma adalah gangguan kecemasan yang muncul karena peristiwa traumatis yang telah terjadi pada manusia. Trauma yang muncul setelah peristiwa traumatis tersebut termasuk disimpulkan dalam istilah penyakit Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Masalah yang dibahas dalam penelitian ini adalah gejala, penyebab dan dampak Post Traumatic Stress Disorder yang diderita yang terjadi pada novel yang mempengaruhi kepribadian dan kehidupan karakter utama. Peneliti memiliki tiga pertanyaan yaitu: Apa saja gejala gangguan stres pasca trauma yang diderita Katie di Nicholas Sparks 'Safe Heaven? Apa penyebab gangguan stres pasca trauma yang diderita Katie di Nicholas Sparks 'Safe Heaven? Dan apa dampak gangguan stres pasca trauma yang diderita Katie di Nicholas Sparks Safe Heaven dalam hidupnya?.

Untuk mencapai tujuan penelitian tersebut, peneliti menggunakan desain kritik psikologis untuk dianalisis. Hal ini ditekankan pada analisis karya sastra, termasuk deskripsi, analisis dan interpretasi karya sastra. Data utama penelitian ini dikumpulkan dari Nicholas Sparks 'Safe Heaven. Peneliti menerapkan pendekatan psikologis terutama gangguan stres pascatrauma seperti gejala, penyebab dan dampaknya.

Dari penelitian ini, tiga temuan dapat diklarifikasi sebagai pernyataan permasalahan. Yang pertama adalah gejala post traumatic stress disorder. Peneliti menemukan dua gejala gangguan stres pasca trauma Katie yang diderita. Mereka kembali mengalami gejala yang disebut gejala penghindaran. Penemuan kedua adalah penyebab gangguan stress pasca trauma Katie yang diderita berdasarkan penyebab psikologis. Penemuan ketiga adalah dampak gangguan stres pasca trauma Katie yang diderita berdasarkan perubahan nuansa atau perasaan dan perubahan perilaku.