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Culture shock is a subcategory of a more universal construct called transition shock. Transition shock is a state of loss and disorientation predicated by a change in one's familiar environment that requires adjustment. There are many symptoms of transition shock, including: [26] Anger; Boredom; Compulsive eating/drinking/weight gain
The condition is commonly viewed as a severe form of culture shock. [1] The cluster of psychiatric symptoms has been particularly noted among Japanese tourists, perhaps due to the way in which Paris has been idealised in Japanese culture.
The existence of some of these symptoms hasn't been supported by any contemporary data. [5] For example, pibloktoq or “Arctic hysteria” has only been reported in 40 cases throughout history and has recently been called out as a culture shock reported by European explorers, rather than a disorder rooted in Inuit culture. [18]
Freud named the concept of physical symptoms resulting from childhood trauma: hysterical conversion. [28] Freud hypothesized that in order to cure hysteria the patient must relive the experiences through imagination in the most vivid form while under light hypnosis. [28] However, Freud later changed his theory. [28]
Shell shock or war neurosis are forms of hysteria that manifested in soldiers during war time, especially World War I. Symptoms that were previously considered somatic were reconsidered in a new light; trembling, paralysis, nightmares, mutism and apathy were grouped together in a broad spectrum psychological disorder known as "war neurosis".
The number of shell-shock cases grew during 1915 and 1916; however, it remained poorly understood medically and psychologically. Some physicians held the view that it was a result of hidden physical damage to the brain, with the shock waves from bursting shells creating a cerebral lesion that
An analysis of special elections since November offers some clues about the party's changing fortunes.
Latah is a condition in which abnormal behaviors result from a person experiencing a sudden shock or other external stressor almost exclusively having been observed in persons from Southeast Asia. When induced, the affected person typically engages in such behaviors as screaming, cursing, dance movements, uncontrollable laughter, mimicry and ...