1. The Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory

2. Emotional Resilience (ER): F Bounces Back F Emotional Equilibrium F Positive Attitude F Sense of Adventure

3. Ways to Improve Emotional Resilience: F Meet someone from a different culture; F Try new activities (culturally-related); F Develop language skills; F Foreign travel; and F Develop a sense of humor in an unfamiliar situation.

4. Flexibility/Openness (FO): F Lacks rigidity F Nonjudgmental F Likes people F Enjoys diversity

5. Ways to Improve Flexibility/Openness: F Interact with different people; F Enjoy being alone from time to time; F Practice doing tasks at a slower pace; and F Visit a cultural setting different than your own.

6. Perceptual Acuity (PAC): F Attentive to verbal/non-verbal cues F Aware of communication dynamics F Empathy

7. Ways to Improve Perceptual Acuity: F Learn how other cultures communicate and how they perceive your culture; F Practice “active listening”; F Ask for information from others regarding how they perceive you; and F Observe body language.

8. Personal Autonomy (PA): F Clear personal value system F Strong sense of identity F Self-directed F Self-respecting

9. Ways to Improve Personal Autonomy: F Clarify your personal values; and F Re-evaluate negative stereotypes.