culture shock. objetives what is a cultural shock?? how can i identify it? what can i do about it?
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Culture Shock
Objetives
•What is a cultural shock??•How can I identify it?•What can I do about it?
What is Culture shock?
Is the personal disorientation a person may feel when experiencing an unfamiliar way of life due to immigration or
a visit to a new country, a move between social environments, or simply travel to another type of life.
Symptoms
Self-doubt
Physical Ailments
AnxietyAbandonmen
Depression
Insufficiency
Homesicknes
Boredom
Fatigue
Paranoia
Human Response to Change
Time
Perf
orm
ance
Confusion
1 Sudden Awareness
2 Denial
3 Blame Others
4 Blame Self
5 Immobilization
6 Acceptance
7 Problem Solving
Honeymoon Period
Culture Shock
Recovery
Adjustment Stage
Reverse Culture Shock
Adaptation Curve
Honeymoon Period|Tourist Stage
Honeymoon Period
Everything is exciting and new
The new culture is ideal [Is much better than you own]
You quickly recover after have problems.
Everything is quite positive
Culture Shock
Culture Shock Period
All the little problems and frustrations appear much bigger.
You feel confused and lonely If you find someone from your own culture you
may become dependent on them. You will make stereotypes of the people. You miss your own culture and country.
This is the most critical stage and it is possible try to go back home, it is
a stage too hard.
Recovery
Recovery Stage You eventually learn to deal with the differences. You will try to integrate the new culture with your
own beliefs. You begin to learn the language and make more
friends. You have the occasional crisis but you develop a
positive attitude towards it. This period can be slow.
o It is always possible to go back a stage into Shock
again.
Adjustment Stage
Adjustment Stage You can now live with the new culture. Your behavior is stable. Although it is difficult to be completely
assimilated, you have got important personal changes and growth in order to be able to integrate into the new culture.
You have developed a bicultural identity.
TIPS!
Regular stress-
reducing
mechanism
Sports, favourite
music, painting,
teddy bear -
whatever works for
you when you are in
stress at home
Be natural in your
behaviour
Allow yourself natural
retreat (“don’t eat the
cake in one piece”) or
natural aggression -
use these valves for
regaining orientation
Be open to new
ideas, believes,
experiences.
BE POSITIVE!
ATTITUDE IS
THE KEY TO
SUCCESS
MAKE NEW FRIENDS
KEEP BUSY
BE
TOLERANT!
Dealing with It
How to deal with cultural shock?
• 10. Keep busy and active
• 9. Establish strong friendship with people from the host culture
• 8. Make a list of positive things about the culture and look through it occasionally
• 7. Realize that everyone who goes abroad experiences culture shock
• 6. Be an avid learner about the country. Find out all the information you can
• 5. Try to trace every “strange action” to its underlying values
• 4. Find someone from your country that has been there longer. Use that person to gain perspective
• 3. Avoid foreigners who spend their time complaining about the host culture. Avoid criticizing the host culture yourself
• 2. Work at maintaining a healthy sense of humor. Be ready to laugh at yourself
• 1. When talking about experiences, focus on your feelings rather than the causes