Question

_____ refers to the disorientation, anxiety, confusion, doubt, distress, or nervousness that occurs when a person is confronted with and needs to deal with a new and different culture.

Answer 1

Culture Shock

Step-by-step explanation:

Culture shock is the disorientation a person feels when experiencing a culture for the first time.

According to Kalervo Oberg, there are four phases to a cultural adjustment

Honeymoon

In this stage everything is seen through a positive perspective. There is romanticization of all the aspects of the culture. The good and bad aspects of the culture are seen positive.

Negotiation

The person becomes aware of the cultural differences and may create anxiety. The person tries to understand why the culture is the way that it is.

Adjustment

The person tries to accept the different customs and traditions of the culture.

Adaptation

Here, the person has become fully attuned with the culture and accepts the culture completely.