CULTURAL SHOCK

SYMPHTOMS OF CULTURAL SHOCK

Feelings of sadness and loneliness

insomnia or sleeping too much.

headaches, pains and allergies.

feeling of anger, depression and vulnerability.

feeling shy or insecure

feeling lost or confused

overwhelming sense of homesickness

idealizing your own culture.

the smallest problema become overwhelming

becoming obsessed with the new culture

Thinking of moving to your country.

ask for help

CURING CULTURE SHOCK

Prepare yourself

kownledge, skills. abilities and attitudes

tips

use friends and family as emotional support

be mentally, physically and socially active

take reasonnable risks

use wisdom and patience

Don't panic

STAGES OF CULTURAL SHOCK

The honeymoon stage

There os a feeling og euphoria when you first arrive to a new country and you are in awe of the differences you see and experience. .

The distress stage

During this stage you refuse to accept the differences you encounter. You are angry, frustrated and even hostile to those around you.

The Re-integration stage

You feel confused and alone and realiza that the familiar support systems are not eassily accesible.

The autonmy stage

It is the emerge stage when you start to rise above the clouds and finally begin to feel like yourself again.

The independent Stage

You embrace the new culture and see everything in a new yet realistac light. You feel comfortable, confident and able to make desicions based on your own experiences.

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HOW TO ADJUST TO A NEW CULTURE AND DEAL WITH CULTURAL SHOCK

travel to another country

culture shock caught a negative or positive experiences.

Are represented by

tourist, sojourners,immigrants and refugees

Tourists

when tourist go to another country can feel stress, discomfort or maybe cultural disconfirmation.

Sojourners

probably sojourners can have a good adaptation or don[t have any adaptation because can be disillusionment.

Immigrants and refugees

when they go to another country, they had a lot changes in their lifes. we have to adatation about economic, psychological and socio cultural.

DEFINITION OF CULTURAL SHOCK

Discomfort and stress resulting from lonsing oneĀ“s sense of when and how to behave in the context of a new environment.

WHAT CAUSES CULTURE SHOCK

COGNITIVE

major cultural differences in systems of thought: EAST ASIAN, WESTERNER

BEHAVIOURAL

Negative stimuli in foreign country

PHENOMENOLOGICAL

people can't use their own cultural references to convey and validate central aspects of their identify in the new culture

social rules for poloteness vary cross- culturally

SOCIO- PSYCHOLOGICAL

individuals's feelings of well- being in the host culture.

cultural dissimilaties

social