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This article explores a Korean culture-bound emotion called jeong-han, which shares similarities with narcissism and depression in terms of causes, formation processes, emotions, cognitions, and neurotic sufferings. This article has three main goals: 1) to report and describe the presence and experience of jeong-han among contemporary Koreans; 2) to compare jeong-han with narcissism and depression; and 3) to suggest an effective way of dealing with jeong-han through jeong-dynamics. In order to effectively help people with jeong-han both in counseling and ministry settings, providing jeong and facilitating jeong-dynamics in a small group or community setting can be helpful.
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Ka, Y. Jeong-han as a Korean Culture-Bound Narcissism: Dealing with Jeong-han Through Jeong-Dynamics. Pastoral Psychol 59, 221–231 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11089-010-0274-y
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