List
one challenge you currently face in cross-cultural interactions.
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Remaining true to their culture of origin ·
Embracing
the new culture ·
Translating the new culture for their parents and family members ·
Individuating, creating their own new culture based on a synthesis of their
people’s and their own history, culture, lifestyle, values and common
experience and expressing it in their daily life
Comparing Cultural Norms and Values ü
Content vs. Context ü
Time
and Time Consciousness ü
Direct
vs. Indirect Communication ü
Eye
Contact ü
Formal
vs. Informal ü
Proxemics ü
Colors
and numbers ü
Use of
sound
In the intake:
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Be careful
not to offend! (Smoking and alcohol; Ramadan and failure to thrive.) •
Look for
missed PTSD (previous to and during immigration.) •
Somatic
presentation – anxiety/psychomotor retardation
