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esglumac

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I don't wanna offend any-one on this topic, so Iam just going to say very
little and ask for opinions.

We all know that Korean society is dominated by a hierachy ( spelled??) of the authority figure and eldery.I have read somewhere that non-assertivness causes depression. I do think that the ideas behind group conformity plays somewhat of a part in Korean's depression. Korea seems to a society of extremes. Depression is caused by negative though patterns of dependency.
This dependency develops into extremes, right( bipolar disorder)???? I see alot passive-aggressive Koreans. I know alot of Koreans are abused by authority figures. Are they're thoughts dependent to thier society and upbringing with the negative attribute to this childhood abuse??

Next, I am wondering what role the church plays in developing these negative though patterns with it's dominant-authority figure?? Churches
are every-where here.Submissive...is the game.It's the 3rd level of socialization, right? I have visted quite a few extreme lefist ( right word???) churches here and it seems every-one in that church has depression, extremties and dependencies on something.I was meet with much hostility and "labeling"( a form of major abuse) when I
showed assertivness to leaving the church.

Thoughts anyone???? Laughing

caniff · Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: All over the map

When an adult Korean male decides to commit suicide (plunging to his death seems to be most popular), he often takes the whole family with him.

(As if the wife and kids had anything to do with his loser status. Rolling Eyes

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billybrobby · Joined: 09 Dec 2004

esglumac · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:08 am Post subject:

Ugly heart, etc..... Surprised

esglumac · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 2:10 am Post subject:

ChopChaeJoe · Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Location: Seoul

huh? what's happening?

Julius · Joined: 27 Jul 2006

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esglumac · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject:

Hey!!!! I appreciate you guys posting on the forum!!!!!!!!!

You guys seem super brillent!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing

jajdude- I built it off the cognitive behavior theories in my Psychology 101 book. Research has found that some kinds of depression can be traced to erroneous patterns of attribution, or "negative attributional style". Negative styles of thinking can lead to depression. Simple really, when you think about it in perpective.
I simply observed the rest.

esglumac · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:41 pm Post subject:

Scotticus · Joined: 18 Mar 2007

jetrash · Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Location: the united steaks

yeah...the old korean shame-spiral problem.

i just read "okaying your okay is ok ,ok?" by leading american university educated Dr.Kim Shin, now teaching teen girls at a busan experimental correctional facility
it really helped..

Privateer · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Location: Easy Street.

esglumac · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:27 pm Post subject:

Hey!! Yeah, i didn't have a direct point, just that depression was irrelated to various institues and T. Merton's Labeling theory. I didn't put it in official writing form, just kind of threw some various ideas out b-c I was extremely curious and I wanted to learn more.
It seems to me the "Labeling" of my "ugliness" can be an unconsciousness attempt and indirect attemp to allevate my consciuoness to confession and even bad sin. Now, how does someone even know what it in your consciousness unles they are sitting in your id. ( ??????). lol