Just putting the words sex and education together make people twitchy, he says; throwing in children and special needs triggers embarrassment and anxiety, even anger.
"Since they are expected to be experts, job loss and financial strain can trigger shame and embarrassment," said Bradley Klontz, a psychologist who specializes in financial matters.
Vicarious embarrassment (VE) is an emotion triggered by the observation of others' pratfalls or social norm violations.
Embarrassment, like shame and guilt, is an emotion triggered by the feeling of violating a social code, and it's a way of signaling that that code is important to us.
They are often persistent and disruptive, may cause public embarrassment for their target and consume the resources of protection services, particularly when ' copy cat' behaviours are triggered.
The 2009 reforms were reportedly triggered after a group of kidney disease patients from across China clubbed together to buy second-hand dialysis machines for use in a private house in Beijing – a severe embarrassment for the government.
Even as Barlow began his digging, some senior State Department officials were worried that too much investigation would create what Barlow called "embarrassment for Pakistan and trigger the Solarz Amendment, which would cut off all aid".
A perfectly reasonable business model, you'd think: but once again, anything sex-related triggers shame and embarrassment in others.
The listing would not trigger sanctions, he says, but it would be an embarrassment for Australia.
The embarrassment of having to backtrack would tie their hands, changing public expectations and triggering spending.Another way to get more punch is to use the two new tools together, twinning asset purchases with strong forward guidance.
