Fear Versus Anxiety
Quick! There’s an enraged tiger loose in the office. Run!
Fear vs Greed
Something has been bothering me about a number of the companies that I've seen recently, and this article at the NY Times, about gadgets that seem to be selling well made me realize what it is. In an era where people are buying portable air-purifiers, potassium iodide tablets, and skyscraper parachutes, is it any surprise that IT spending is dominated by fear rather than by greed?
Fear vs Intuition
How do you know when it is your FEAR of something that is guiding your thoughts vs your INTUITION telling you what you should do?
Fear vs Phobia
The rush-hour collapse of the bridge in Minneapolis on August 1 is a tragedy that has extended well beyond the immediate disaster area. When such an event occurs, even those who did not experience it become fearful and anxious, wondering if it could happen to them. That’s a normal reaction, and it’s usually temporary. It’s also unlikely that high emotions will develop into a phobia.
Fear vs Phobia
Phobias come in many different forms. Acrophobia is the fear of heights. Aviophobia is the fear of flying. Felinophobia is the fear of cats. Myxophobia is the fear of slime. Xyrophobia is the fear of razors. While some are well-recognized, others are unheard of, but whatever the phobia, the person suffering from it is living with fear and anxiety.
Fear vs Shyness
This study attempted to distinguish between the ambivalent response of shyness and the more potent negative affect of fear in infancy. Sixty infants between 9 and 12 months of age participated in two laboratory situations: a nonsocial situation involving the presentation of a mechanical toy; and a social situation involving a standardized stranger approach.
Fear vs Volatility
Astute observers may have noticed several instances over the past few days where VIX tops and market bottoms have parted company. Part of the reason for this is that the fear component of the VIX has recently grown large enough that it has sometimes overshadowed the volatility component. We have a lot of volatility at the moment, but we have more fear than we have seen in a very long time.
Rational Fear vs Irrational Security
An interesting aspect of human behavior is the tendency to fear, sometimes irrationally, the unknown, the unthinkable, and the uncontrollable vs the limited fear of threats we understand or control, for example the classic fear of flying vs driving, with the latter causing a significantly higher casualty and death rate than the former.
