ABSTRACT
Culture is demonstrated in clothing. English men wear suits, the Japanese wear kimonos, and Koreans, Han-Bok. Culturally, the unique manifestations of the human condition are like clothing in a psychoanalytic frame. Koreans differ from westerners in that they place great importance on "non-verbal communication". The subject of psychoanalysis is the inner experiences of human beings. An examination of external factors is important but it is only one aspect of psychoanalysis. Koreans tend to consider people's facial expressions and the situations that they are in to understand what others want. The psychoanalyst Dr. Roy Schafer once wrote that a good psychoanalyst should have a respectful affirmative attitude. Psychoanalysis is in the realm of humanism. As far as humanism is concerned, traditional Korean culture, which places importance on compassion, is well suited as a background for psychoanalysis. Dr. Kim was tortured during the communist regime because of his practice of psychoanalysis.
