Citation

Park H, Choi J. Psychiatry Investig. 2019; 16(4): 256-261.

Affiliation

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Center for Mental Health, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association)

DOI

10.30773/pi.2019.01.31

PMID

30947494

Abstract

The Motor Vessel Sewol accident was a horrible accident, and it had complex ripple effects in various areas such as politics, economy, and culture. In particular, the psychological impact of each individual in Korean society was great, and various explanations for the causes of such psychological mass trauma would be possible. One of these important causes is the historical memory about common cultural custom. Therefore, the historical and cultural memory of the school trips shared by members of Korean society may be one of the causes of the psychological trauma. This paper aims to explain the cultural and social functions of school trips in East Asian societies from a historical point of view. In addition, we will also analyse the reasons why shared cultural memories contributed to the formation of collective trauma of the accident from a cultural, anthropological and psychiatric point of view.

Language: en

Keywords

Korean culture; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; School excursion; The Motor Vessel Sewol accident; Trauma