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According to acculturation model, people will initially have (1) a honeymoon period, followed by (2) a transition period, that is, cultural shock.Over time people will begin to (3) adapt (the dotted line depicted some people hated by new cultures instead [clarification needed]), before in some cases (4) returning to their own places and re-adapting to the old culture.
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 ...
Latah can affect people differently; someone can have a very strong reaction or a slight reaction during a latah episode. Every instance of latah has been acquired over time. Those who are affected, which by an overwhelming number are middle-aged to older women, are not born latah.
A culture-specific syndrome is characterized by: [citation needed] categorization as a disease in the culture (i.e., not a voluntary behaviour or false claim) widespread familiarity in the culture; complete lack of familiarity or misunderstanding of the condition to people in other cultures
[1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals. Because most people are not diagnostically trained or knowledgeable, they typically describe their symptoms in layman's terms, rather than using specific medical terminology. This list is not exhaustive.
Cultural differences The French enjoy a more informal temperament, in stark contrast to the more rigid Japanese culture, and Parisians' expressive variations in mood may be misinterpreted. Idealization of Paris The syndrome is also due to the gap observed between the idealized vision of Paris nurtured at home, and the actual reality of Paris.
Eponymous medical signs are those that are named after a person or persons, usually the physicians who first described them, but occasionally named after a famous patient. This list includes other eponymous entities of diagnostic significance; i.e. tests, reflexes, etc.
Psychological trauma (also known as mental trauma, psychiatric trauma, emotional damage, or psychotrauma) is an emotional response caused by severe distressing events, such as bodily injury, sexual violence, or other threats to the life of the subject or their loved ones; indirect exposure, such as from watching television news, may be extremely distressing and can produce an involuntary and ...