CULTURAL SHOCK
WHAT IS CULTURE SHOCK?
Culture shock is the term we use to describe the feelings of confusion and uncertainty that are experienced when you come into contact with a culture that is vastly different from your own. Culture shock can be commonly seen in foreign students, immigrants, and refugees. Even students who stay in their home countries suffer from culture shock as they make the transition into the foreign environment known as college. It is a normal part of adjusting to new foods, customs, language, people and activities, A person with culture shock may experience some of these symptoms: irritability, headaches or stomach aches, overly concerned with health, easily tired, loneliness, hopelessness, distrust of hosts, withdrawal from people and activities, painful homesickness, lowered work performance.
Culture shock can be described as the physical and emotional discomfort one suffers when living in another country or place different from his or her place of origin. Usually, the way that we lived before is not accepted or considered normal in the new country. Everything is different .
SYMPTOMS OF CULTURE SHOCK : Learning the symptoms and knowing ahead of time of how to prepare yourself and how to deal with culture shock can make it a lot easier to overcome. The symptoms of cultural shock can appear at different times and show in different ways. Below are some of the symptoms you should look out for:
Insomnia, or a desire to sleep too much or too little.
Changes in your temperament, getting angry easily at things that usually wouldn't bother you, depression, feeling vulnerable, feeling powerless. You start having aches, pains, stomachaches, headaches, or allergies that you usually didn't have before arriving in Taiwan.
Anger, irritability, resentment, and an unwillingness to interact with other people.
A feeling of sadness or loneliness.
A feeling of being lost, overlooked, exploited or abused.
Identifying only with your own culture and comparing
Culture shock is the term we use to describe the feelings of confusion and uncertainty that are experienced when you come into contact with a culture that is vastly different from your own. Culture shock can be commonly seen in foreign students, immigrants, and refugees. Even students who stay in their home countries suffer from culture shock as they make the transition into the foreign environment known as college. It is a normal part of adjusting to new foods, customs, language, people and activities, A person with culture shock may experience some of these symptoms: irritability, headaches or stomach aches, overly concerned with health, easily tired, loneliness, hopelessness, distrust of hosts, withdrawal from people and activities, painful homesickness, lowered work performance.
Culture shock can be described as the physical and emotional discomfort one suffers when living in another country or place different from his or her place of origin. Usually, the way that we lived before is not accepted or considered normal in the new country. Everything is different .
SYMPTOMS OF CULTURE SHOCK : Learning the symptoms and knowing ahead of time of how to prepare yourself and how to deal with culture shock can make it a lot easier to overcome. The symptoms of cultural shock can appear at different times and show in different ways. Below are some of the symptoms you should look out for:
Insomnia, or a desire to sleep too much or too little.
Changes in your temperament, getting angry easily at things that usually wouldn't bother you, depression, feeling vulnerable, feeling powerless. You start having aches, pains, stomachaches, headaches, or allergies that you usually didn't have before arriving in Taiwan.
Anger, irritability, resentment, and an unwillingness to interact with other people.
A feeling of sadness or loneliness.
A feeling of being lost, overlooked, exploited or abused.
Identifying only with your own culture and comparing