What would be the correct term for the psychological reaction to the described events/experiences?

On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake in Indonesia triggered the Indian Ocean Tsunami which killed about 230’000 people in 14 countries and counts as one of the deadliest natural disasters in recorded history. The event left countless survivors severely traumatized and the widespread damage to the infrastructure and economy also caused major disruptions to living conditions in the affected regions.

Cultural Trauma

Historical Trauma

Collective Trauma

Since 2017, the Chinese government has incarcerated over one million Uyghurs, the second-largest predominantly Muslim ethnicity in China. Recent government policies have included the detention in internment camps, forced labor, intense surveillance, political indoctrination, suppression of religious practices, forced sterilization and much more. These actions against the Uyghurs in Xinjiang have internationally been described as severe crimes against humanity and even as genocide.

Cultural Trauma

Historical Trauma

Collective Trauma

From enslavement to racial segregation to the killings of unarmed Black people by white police officers, Black Americans have experienced centuries of oppression and discrimination in the U.S. that continues to have detrimental effects on their physical and mental health.

Cultural Trauma

Historical Trauma

Collective Trauma

With the European colonization of the Americas, indigenous peoples of the United States have experienced several traumatic events, such as forced relocation, genocide, the abduction of youth to government-funded boarding schools etc., which not only ruptured their ways of life but also created deep psychological injury, a sense of traumatic loss and robbed them of health-protective resources.

Cultural Trauma

Historical Trauma

Collective Trauma