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  2. Culture shock - Wikipedia

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    Culture shock is an experience a person may have when one moves to a cultural environment which is different from one's own; it is also 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 transition to another type ...

  3. 30 Culture Shocks That Left People Reevaluating Their ... - AOL

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    Traveling and seeing the world may cause a bit of culture shock. If you’re used to the bustling streets of New York City, it may take some time for you to adapt to the laid-back life on a remote ...

  4. Cultural lag - Wikipedia

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    This can cause a disconnect between people and their society or culture. This distinction between material and non-material culture is also a contribution of Ogburn's 1922 work on social change. Ogburn's classic example of cultural lag was the period of adaptation when automobiles became faster and more efficient.

  5. Milgram experiment - Wikipedia

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    The original Simulated Shock Generator and Event Recorder, or shock box, is located in the Archives of the History of American Psychology. Milgram, and other psychologists, subsequently later performed variations of the experiment throughout the world, with similar results. [13]

  6. Cultural divide - Wikipedia

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    A cultural divide is the virtual barrier caused by cultural differences, that hinder interactions, and harmonious exchange between people of different cultures. For example, avoiding eye contact with a superior shows deference and respect in East Asian cultures , but can be interpreted as suspicious behavior in Western cultures . [ 2 ]

  7. Paris syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The syndrome is also due to the gap observed between the idealized vision of Paris nurtured at home, and the actual reality of Paris. The city is often portrayed as an idyllic place of beauty, love and luxury goods. The reality is often different, and more similar to modern Japan than tourists might expect. Exhaustion

  8. Acute stress reaction - Wikipedia

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    In a wilderness context where counseling, psychotherapy, and cognitive behavioral therapy is unlikely to be available, the treatment for acute stress reaction is very similar to the treatment of cardiogenic shock, vascular shock, and hypovolemic shock; that is, allowing the patient to lie down, providing reassurance, and removing the stimulus ...

  9. Electrical injury - Wikipedia

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    Current from arm to arm, or between an arm and a foot, is likely to traverse the heart, therefore it is much more dangerous than current between a leg and the ground. This type of shock by definition must pass into the body through the skin. Microshock: Very small current source with a pathway directly connected to the heart tissue. The shock ...