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Show T QUIZ/By John E. Gibson Do You Really Understand Your Embarrassing Moments? Trueor False: The zasiest way to make 1 man blush with embarrassmentis totell him something is wrongwith his clothing—especially in mixed company (See number 4) A Ge “an SA 5. False. In a sociological We're all subject to embarrassment to a greater or lesser degree.This truefalse quiz reveals the findings of the experts on what makes embarrassing moments tick, and shows you the best way to cope with study of one thousandcases of recalled embarrassment, men and women were asked to recall “the time in your life when you were most frequently rassed.” The embar- adolescent years was voted the most embarrassment-prone _pe- situations which make you blush clear down to here. riodin theentire lifetime of most subjects. The research indicated that as people 1, Womenare moreeasily embarrassed than men. 2. People with a high opinion of themelves are the grow older, they tend to acquire more poise and self-assurance, making them less likely to be flustered or thrownintoatizzy most easily embarrassed. 3. For shy people, a birthday can be one of the most embarrassing days of the by some potentially em- barrassing social circumstanceorsituation. year. 4. Theeasiest way to make a man blush with embarrassment is to tell him something is wrong with his clothing—especially in 6. False. For one thing, a mixed company. 5. The older we get, the pretend that one doesn’t exist often serves merely to increase the embarrassed tension of everyone involved. Whatto do? Well, great many embarrassing situations simply refuse to be ignored; and trying to more we suffer from embarrassment because we are more aware of social taboos and our egos are more vulnerable. as one team of sociologists that has madea study of the matter observes, virtually any embarrassing sit"'ation may be completely 6. The best way to cope with an embarrassing situa- tion is to simply ignore it The most natural way to relieve constipation. - and act as though nothing untoward had happened. 7. Most embarrassing moments result from accidents. transformed by humor—by laughing it off—or making some sort of joke or wilti- with natural ingredict a ony a RA Ta eeeere ist CCRC me tet tea ANSWERS CorenCmae eri ttn ys cism. This,it’s pointed out, serves to define the situation as light-hearted and unserious andinvites others present to view it in the samelight by joining in the Perrys POOR CL Ren rn ccm e rane SMCS MU Caca Marta cIh mtmn ed) 1. False. Psychological studies show women have laughter. ST em tere much more social aplomb ou've had a prob than men, are much more adroit at taking an embar- Serutar rassing situation in their stride and not letting it bother them 2. False. Studies show that Weve for years. Tr eTeee Fruit flavored, regu about nature. for a 7. True. Embarrassment resulting from accidents runs a wide gamut. A or toasted Rutgers aC aera peoplewith low self-esteem are the mosteasily embarrassed. They are the most Sensitive to others’ real or imaginedcriticism of their attitude, clothing, manners. Theytend tofeel that other peopleare constantly looking askance at them, judg- ing themandfinding them because of their negative attitude to- rassment “Being the center ward themselves, they are of attention without having inclined to accept others’ sanywell-defined role. For negative evaluations as example, being the focal point of “Happy Birthday valid, 3. True. A Harvard Uni- to You.” (“I just stood versity study cites as a leading source of embar- wanting. And, 2 Family Weekly, October 10, 1971 knowing whai to say and scarcely any stammering Something stupid and wishing | could make myself invisible ment in such a situation, but merely annoyance. Women don’t blush as 4. True. This is almost re with man; but there feeling myself blush not so with most women to the roots of my hair, not many of whom would feel emburrave- easily as men. Anger is much more likely to cause heir cheeks to suffuse with color than embarrassment University study cites typical examples: @ womanlosesthe top of her bathing suit while running across the beach; a man walks into a woman's restroom. One ofthe most excruciatingly embarrassing situations, due purely to cident, is reported by leading psychologist The immaculately dressed speaker, at the height of his after-dinner oration suddenlydiscovers that his pants re unzipped! |