Mirra_ Apr 26, 2009:

-> The environment is filled with the change and novelty.And once again the response is marked by confusion, anxiety, irritability and withdrawal into apathy.Culture shock, the profound disorientation suffered by the traveler who has plunged without adequate prepration into an alien culture, provides a third example of adaptive breakdown.Here we find none of the obvious elements of war or disaster.The scene may be totally peaceful and riskless.Yet the situation demands repeated adaptation to novel conditions.Culture shock, according to psychologist Sven Lundstedt, is a “ form of personality maladjustment which is a reaction to a temporarily unsuccessful attempt to adjust to new surroundings and people.”
http://doctorsri.vnunetblogs.com/doctorsri/2006/09/why_is_os...

Mirra_ Apr 26, 2009:

prudenza... e attenzione nell'interpretazione di termini tecnici...<br>credo fortemente, infatti, che potrebbe anche essere interpretato in altro modo, ovvero breakdown di tipo adattativo<br>"The basic message from all of this science for us as humans is that when it comes to adapting to our environment, our response can either be based in self-organizing emergence in the face of chaos, or non-adaptive breakdown which creates emergency. "<br>http://spiritualphysics.50megs.com/whats_new_29.html<br&g... vedi seconda colonna pag.1286<br>http://www.earlylearning.ubc.ca/documents/development-health...

In disaster, therefore, exactly as in certain combat situations, individuals can be psychologically overwhelmed.Once again the source may be traced to a high level of environmental stimulation.The disaster victim finds himself suddenly caught in a situation in which familiar objects and relationships are transformed.Where once his house stood, there may be nothing more than smoking rubble.He may encounter a cabin floating on the flood tide or a rowboat sailing through the air.-->