The emotional indicator treats governmental reaction to the economic turmoil like the phases of reaction to death: shock, anger, denial and acceptance, a framework based on an article in The Economist.

CNN: Emotional Indicators

His death came as a shock to his former teachers at Pennridge High School, about an hour north of Philadelphia.

NPR: Soldier Killed in Iraq Found Family in Army

Shock and death can occur 24-36 hours after that event.

CNN: "The Secret Life of Germs" author Philip Tierno