Question

Gisele emigrated from Mexico to the United States 2 years ago. She is feeling pressure to both maintain values from her native culture and adopt behaviors and norms of her new host culture. Gisele is likely experiencing ______.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is letter "A": acculturative stress.

Explanation:

Acculturative stress refers to an emotional state in which individuals find it difficult to adapt to a new culture. The term is typically used while speaking about traumatic situation immigrants face such as illegal citizenship status, the fact of not speaking the language of the new culture or discrimination but it can also imply individuals simply not being comfortable in their new cultural environments.