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en-wikipedia-org-2044		Vicarious embarrassment - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1669	331	51	Vicarious embarrassment (German: Fremdscham) is often seen as an opposite to schadenfreude, which is the feeling of pleasure or satisfaction at misfortune, humiliation or embarrassment of another person.[3][4] People who have more empathy are more likely to be susceptible to vicarious embarrassment.[9] The capacity to recognize emotions is probably innate,[15] as it may be achieved unconsciously. Psychological projection is a theory in psychology and psychoanalysis in which humans defend themselves against undesirable emotions by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others.[17] Projection is a considered a normal, common process in everyday life.[18] Vicarious embarrassment and other vicarious emotions, however, work in the reverse, a process called self-projection. The undesirable emotion is experienced in another person, and the observer projects what they interpret as the appropriate response onto themselves.[19] For example, someone who lies easily might feel vicariously embarrassed if they self-project the experience of someone getting caught in a bad lie. "Your Flaws Are My Pain: Linking Empathy To Vicarious Embarrassment". Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Emotions in Social Psychology: Essential Readings.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2044.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2044.txt