Culture Shock

What is culture shock?

• Excitement felt when a person enters a new country or culture
• Psychological changes felt when a person enters a new country or culture
• A person's inability to adapt to a new country or culture
• A person's extreme surprise at the customs of another culture

Which is the first stage of culture shock?

• Escape
• Recovery
• Honeymoon
• Regression

What usually happens during the honeymoon stage?

• All the food in the new country tastes sweet.
• You find a boyfriend or a girlfriend in the new place.
• You develop a sudden liking for honey.
• Everything is new and exciting.

Which is the second stage of culture shock?

• Regression
• Rejection
• Reverse culture shock
• The holiday stage

What happens during the rejection stage of culture shock?

• You notice only the bad things about the new country.
• You refuse to eat the food of the new country.
• You reject your own culture and start preferring the new culture.
• You feel the new culture rejects (doesn't accept) you.

Which is the third stage of culture shock?

• Reverse culture shock
• Vacation
• Regression
• Distress

What happens during the regression stage of culture shock?

• You return to your own country.
• You accept the new culture with all its shortcomings.
• You try to surround yourself with people and things from your own culture.
• You isolate yourself both from people from your own country and from people from the new country.

Which is the fourth stage of culture shock?

• Recovery
• Reverse culture shock
• Vacation
• Escape

What happens during the recovery stage?

• You start liking the new country more than your own.
• You become more comfortable with the new culture.
• You try to get back in touch with friends from your own country.
• You are trying to recreate your culture in the new place. 

Which is the last stage of culture shock?

• Reverse culture shock
• Vacation
• Escape
• Distress