10TH OF JULY, 2000
WELCOME TO THE WORLD! BABY MIN-JUNG!
 1- Prenatal Development
MOTHER'S PREGNANCY THE DIFFERENCE WHEN SHE HAD MY SISTER! The biggest difference with the pregnancy of Min-Jung and her sister was that unlike not being able to eat various food like kimchi when I had her sister, I could eat most of the food without throwing up. I also especially liked eating a lot of fresh fruits and noodles when I had MinJung which are the kind of food Min-Jung favors now. Also, the fetal movement was stronger and longer for Min-Jung than her sister which made me more careful while moving or going somewhere.
1. Prenatal Development
it's a girl! Min-Jung Sung is her name due to the beautiful KoreanChinese character meaning it has. The name was built at a naming center. We (Min-Jung's parents) knew for sure it was a daughter so we didn't consider any names for a boy. Min (珉) means a beautiful round rock. Jung (正) means correct/straight. Sung (成) means success. We wanted Min-Jung to be a beautiful, a well-rounded individual like a round rock, to go to the right path she believes is correct, and her to succeed at the end which gave her this name.
1. Prenatal Development
Changes in life! I (Min-Jung's mother) loves hiking so much that I went hiking at 5 A.M. every morning. However, after I was pregnant, I was afraid that it might be dangerous for MinJung to feel the vibration while walking a long distance which made me stop playing extreme sports. I also stopped drinking coffee, didn't sit on cold floors, tried to eat a lot of food containing a lot of iron.
2.. Birth and care for Newborm
STORY OF HER BIRTH M I N - J U N G
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2. Birth and care for Newborn
Baby Min-Jung
3.5 KG 55CM
2. Birth and care fore Newborn
She was most attached to her grandmother! This is because as soon as I had MinJung, I had to go back to France to study. Min-Jung stayed in Korea at her grandparent's house and they raised her for 6 years. This made her become attached to them just like being attached to a mother for comfort. They raised her with love and even though she was young, she knew that.
2. Birth and care for Newborn
EFFECTS OF ATTACHMENT Attachment is very important to young children. The more the child feels attached to the mother, the more secure he is in his acceptance of himself and the rest of the world. The way the mother responds to her baby’s security and comfort may also play a big role in the future personality. A personal example is that because Min-Jung was strongly attached to her grandmother from an early age, she accepted what was around her easily and always felt very safe with her grandparents. When she was upset because she fought with another baby, Min-Jung would go to them to get comfortable. Later, she realized that she developed a similar personality with her grandmother- being meticulous and generous.
3. Development of self
Chart of Nature vs Nurture
"I AM NOT WHAT HAPPENED TO ME. I AM WHAT I CHOSE TO BECOME." -CARL JUNG-
3. Development of self
Since Min-Jung was young, she cared about other people’s feelings as much as her's and she loved listening to others. Min-Jung's feelings or the mood always affected how well she performed the task and she was both an extrovert and an introvert. It wasn’t hard for MinJung to meet new people and get close to them but she also enjoyed being alone and doing her own hobbies. On the Jungian personality inventory, Min-Jung got ENFJ. (Extravert(16%) iNtuitive(3%) Feeling(34%) Judging(12%) Min-Jung realized that this result matched her real personality overall. It is because as the results show, she does prefer to be extroverted than being an introvert, she tends to judge situations than perceiving, I prefer feeling over thinking with a cold heart, and I have no preference of institution over sensing.
3. Development of self
MIN-JUNG'S METICULOUS PERSONALITY HAS HELPED HER TO BE ORGANIZED IN EVERYTHING AND STUDY HARDER THAN OTHERS FOR HER GOALS. HOWEVER, IT ALSO DOUBLES THE STRESS SHE GETS WHICH IS SOMETIMES HARD TO MANAGE. MIN-JUNG DOESN'T FORGET ANYTHING EASILY NOT ONLY IN HER STUDIES BUT GOOD MEMORIES WITH PEOPLE WHICH MAKES HER A FRIENDLY PERSON. SHE DOES REMEMBER THINGS SHE SHOULD IGNORE SOMETIMES WHICH MAKES HER RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PEOPLE TIRING BUT SHE HAS ALSO MET A LOT OF DIFFERENT COUNTRIES SINCE SHE WAS YOUNG WHICH HAS TAUGHT HER HOW TO BE A NICE PERSON. HER METICULOUS AND GENEROUS PERSONALITY COULD BOTH BENEFIT AND HINDER HER IN THE FUTURE. SHE MIGHT BECOME AN EXPERT IN HER FIELD (PSYCHOLOGY) BECAUSE SHE ALWAYS FINISHES WHAT SHE HAS STARTED BUT GET TOO STRESSED IN THE PROCESS WHICH MIGHT MAKE HER LESS HAPPIER BOTH IN HER JOB AND WITH OTHER PEOPLE. SOME OF THE SUGGESTED CAREERS WERE THE FOLLOWING: MANAGEMENT, NURSING, EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK AND ETC. SHE DOES THINK THAT THESE FIELDS WILL FIT HER PERSONALITY BUT SINCE SHE ALREADY KNOWS THAT SHE WANT TO BECOME A PSYCHOLOGIST SHE WON’T FOLLOW IT! SHE DOES THINK ACCORDING TO WHAT SHE CHOOSE TO BE AFTER MAJORING PSYCHOLOGY, IT COULD BE INVOLVED IN ANY OF THESE FIELDS.
4. Cognitive development
HER MEMORABLE TEACHER A teacher who is particularly memorable to her is her Chinese teacher when she was attending a local Korean middle school. The reason is that the teacher understood her student’s weaknesses and strengths and used it to improve their skills. For Min-Jung, the teacher knew that she was not confident in memorizing the letters and reading them out. Instead of making Min-Jung follow the class that had a high standard, she gave her 2 months to study the basic characters. This felt harder for Min-Jung since when she was young, she lived in France learning French instead of learning the basic letters like other kids. The teacher’s understanding helped Min-Jung a lot to excel in this subject later on.
4. Cognitive Development
This experience incorporated ideas of Piaget since even though the teacher didn’t learn psychology, she knew that Min-Jung was in the formal operational stage (metacognition and abstract reasoning possible) which helped her to challenge herself in an effective way. It also incorporated Vygotsky’s way since instead of giving a good grade right away, she scaffolded Min-Jung so that she could get better on my own. This later encouraged Min-Jung to understand that she was smart enough to learn anything she wanted if she just put enough effort into it.
At that time Min-Jung learned that if she was not confident with something, giving up isn’t the answer but rather repeating and trying harder is. It affects a lot of her personality since after meeting the teacher and learning from her, she tries to finish anything that she started which makes who she is right now. MinJung also learned to be a positive person who tries new things instead of sticking with the old one.
5. Language Development
MIN-JUNG'S FIRST WORD: AGE: 4 MONTHS, LOCATION:HOUSE
"BABA!!!"
MIN-JUNG SAID BABA TO DAD!
5. Language Development
sound and challenge
Min Jung used to say words that didn't make any meaning such as "Boo" or "Poo". It seemed that she was trying to say something but we still don't know what it meant. She might have expressed her hunger or emotions by trying to say something which ended up in words that made no sense. During language formation, she didn't experience any difficulties. She was good at mimicking sounds anyone made. She did split her lips while shaking them at first but later it disappeared. That process would have helped her to practice speaking instead of making random noises.
6. Social Development
The person who explained her behaviors?! One of the most influential people to explain if Min-Jung's behavior were good or bad was her sister. MinJung's sister is her best friend now, but when she was young her sister was also very strict and scary in order for Min-Jung to not make any mistakes and become a good person. For example, one-day Min-Jung left some food on her plate for dinner at a dinner party at father’s friend house. When her sister saw that, she grabbed all the food left over and put it in Min-Jung's mouth saying, “how would you feel if someone left food you made for long hours at your birthday party?”. When she also saw Min-Jung saying words with bad meanings she didn’t know, she asked her to never say it again and would punch Min-Jung in her stomach when she did see her sister repeating it again. That was the first and last time when she hit MinJung which made her into a person that doesn’t use swear words. On the other hand, she would be very friendly and give her younger sister candies when she saw Min-Jung sharing food with others or studying hard.
6. Social Development
Her moral decision?! When Min-Jung was young about 7 years old, I (Min-Jung’s mother) asked her to buy some beans from the market. I gave her enough money for the beans and Min-Jung went to the market. She grabbed a packet of beans which was about 10 Euros and went to the counter to pay money. When she came out of the market, she realized that not only the bean but also the toy she have always wanted was in the shopping bag. It was an expensive Barbie doll and Min-Jung remembered that there was a little girl behind her holding that in the line. MinJung thought it was the person in the counter’s mistake and went back to give it. At this time, she did this so that I would be happy with her behavior at home. When Min-Jung went into the market, she could see the girl crying for her Barbie doll. Min-Jung apologized and gave it back to her and she came back home. Min-Jung was sad that the Barbie doll wasn’t hers but was still happy that she gave it back to the right owner.
6. Social Development
Overcoming 'Identity VS Role Confusion' Min-Jung remembers overcoming her difficulties in the ‘Identity vs Role Confusion’ stage. This was when she finally graduated 6 years of elementary school and entered a local Korean middle school. Middle school was different with elementary school since she could see friends making groups and going out together everywhere they went which was different with before. This made her feel uncomfortable and made her wonder where she should get in since she preferred getting along with many different people. Min-Jung had to observe what kind of friends were in the class and talk to them a lot in order to find her friends for the year. This long process helped her to make few true friends which lasts for a long time now.
7. Adolescence
Experiences at Erikson's stage
IDENTITY VS ROLE CONFUSION THE MAIN TASK IN THE STAGE OF ‘IDENTITY VS ROLE CONFUSION’ IS FINDING WHAT SOCIAL IDENTITY WE HAVE AND TRYING OUT DIFFERENT ROLES TO FIND THE ONE THAT BEST FITS TO US. IN MIN-JUNG’S CASE, SHE IS LESS STRESSED WITH THIS BECAUSE SHE WENT OVER THIS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND CHOSE TO FOCUS MORE ON HER STUDIES THAN MAKING MEMORIES WITH HER FRIENDS DURING HIGH SCHOOL YEARS. BUT BECAUSE SHE DOES THINK BALANCE IN LIFE IS IMPORTANT, SHE TRIES TO TALK A LOT WITH HER HOMEROOM MEMBERS THAT SHE SEES FREQUENTLY AND TRIES TO EAT LUNCH WITH FRIENDS THAT ARE NOT KOREAN TO LEARN A LOT OF DIFFERENT CULTURES OF THE WORLD THAT IS HARD TO EXPERIENCE. WHEN HER MOST IMPORTANT AND STRESSFUL STUDIES ARE OVER, SHE THINKS SHE WILL RETURN TO THE ‘IDENTITY VS ROLE CONFUSION’ STAGE TO FIND GOOD FRIENDS AND GET INTO THE ‘INTIMACY VS ISOLATION’ STAGE THAT IS TRYING TO BALANCE MY LIFE IN WORK AND RELATIONSHIP. SHE PREDICTS THAT THE FIRST FEW YEARS IN THE UNIVERSITY WILL BE MORE FOCUSED ON THE RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE SINCE SHE DIDN’T HAVE ENOUGH CHANCE IN THIS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
7. Adolescence
Dear Min-Jung who will be 27 in 10 years… Hello! This is young Min-Jung who is 17! I hope you are enjoying your life right now as a psychologist who helps other people get more comfortable with their life. I am writing this letter to you because there are some things I just wanted to say.
First, if I am right, I predict that you will have passed the ‘Intimacy VS Isolation’ stage and will be slowly going into the ‘Generativity VS Stagnation’ stage. I want you to have a good balance in life. Not too focusing on your job losing special people around you and both enjoying your life as a psychologist and a good family member as well as a good friend and a girlfriend. I know how much you are getting stressed right now as a high school student.
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7. Adolescence At that time, I hope your biggest stress won’t be related to something like this but something that means much more to you. Because you will look critically at your life path and ensure things are going well as you planned and might change your identity if not, I hope you always you use your meticulous personality to plan things ahead and choose to do what you wanted, not others. At the last stage which is ‘Integrity VS Despair’, you will finally step out of stress if you think your life was meaningful. But I am sure you will get much happier faster at this stage because you always try your best and try new things. I want you to follow your own decision and thoughts so that you will never regret anything you do. Take good care of people around you, travel a lot, and also enjoy your hobbies often. I will see you in 10 years. Good-bye! Min-Jung from the past, 12th of November, 2017 -
THE BABY BOOK OF
Min-Jung Sung PSY.5C.01