While Acculturation and Premigration Stressors Have Been Shown to Negatively

question 8

Multiple Choice

While acculturation and premigration stressors have been shown to negatively impact the health of aging immigrants, studies have shown that perceived support from close relatives and ______ buffers the effects of immigration-related factors on health.

• A) living in cohesive neighborhoods
• B) maintaining a network of friends
• C) returning to their country of origin regularly
• D) having a primary care doctor who speaks their preferred language

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Definitions:

Risky-Shift Effect

A phenomenon where a group collectively decides on a course of action that is riskier than the decisions that individual group members would make on their own.

Informational Influence

Informational Influence occurs when individuals conform to the behaviors or attitudes of a group to obtain and accept accurate information or because they believe the group is competent.

Groupthink

A phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and self-restraint, often in group settings, leading to uncharacteristic behavior.