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Module Three: Cross-Cultural Skills

     

Symptoms of Culture Shock

Some of the more marked symptoms of culture shock experienced by expatriates, in no particular order, include:

  • Bitterness

  • Boredom

  • Compulsive cleanliness

  • Depression

  • Excessive sleep

  • Excessive eating or drinking

  • Family tension

  • Homesickness

  • Irritability

  • Marital conflict

  • Negative stereotyping of host nationals

  • Poor work performance

  • Psychosomatic illnesses

  • Unexplainable weeping

  • Withdrawal from people, especially host nationals
The constellation and severity of such symptoms can vary greatly from person to person. They can also reappear in expatriates who seems to have initially adjusted well to a new culture.


     



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