11. Stress and Health

Andrei has been under a great deal of stress at work for six months. He used to be an easygoing, positive person, but lately his friends have noticed a marked negative attitude, an unwillingness to get out of bed and participate in activities, and a frequent display of signs of depression and lack of motivation. Andrei is experiencing

Daniela is an exchange student living in Japan. She is happy to be there, but lately she has been feeling a lot of stress associated with a sense of not belonging in the Japanese culture and homesickness. Daniela is experiencing

Alan's job required him to move to France. He took the opportunity to take some French cooking classes so he could cook for his friends when he returned home, and he also took French language lessons. He tried to speak French when he was out, but at home he still spoke English. Alan is dealing with acculturation through

Two economically based social factors discussed in the text that create stressful living conditions are poverty and

A person dealing with acculturative stress by choosing to maintain a sense of the original culture's identity while also trying to form a positive relationship with members of the majority culture is using the _____ method.

_____ is a pattern in which a minority person rejects the majority culture's ways and tries to maintain his or her original cultural identity.