In Chapter 8's "In Their Shoes" feature, the student describes her experience coming to Canada as a child and the struggles she faced.Given the experiences she described, what did this student likely experience after her arrival in Canada?
A)acculturative stress
B)post-traumatic stress disorder
C)healthy immigrant effect
D)involuntary migration stress

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The student likely experienced acculturative stress, which is the psychological and cultural stress experienced by an individual when trying to adapt to a new culture or society. The student described feeling out of place, struggling with language barriers, experiencing bullying, and feeling like an outsider, all of which are common experiences of acculturative stress. Post-traumatic stress disorder (B) is a mental disorder triggered by traumatic events, and while the student did experience trauma in terms of leaving her home country, the description of her experiences after arriving in Canada do not align with the symptoms of PTSD. The healthy immigrant effect (C) refers to the phenomenon where immigrants tend to be healthier than the native-born population due to factors such as a self-selection bias in who chooses to immigrate. While this may apply to some immigrants, it is not relevant to the specific experiences described by the student. Involuntary migration stress (D) refers to stress experienced by individuals who are forced to leave their home country due to political or economic reasons, which is not necessarily the case for this student.

In Chapter 8's "In Their Shoes" Feature, the Student Describes