empathy

Examples of empathy in the following topics:

• Employ Empathy and Sensitivity

  • Appeals to empathy and sensitivity can be exceedingly effective, but only if used correctly.
  • Appealing to the empathy and sensitivity of the audience is broadly termed an emotional appeal.
  • Appeals to empathy and sensitivity can create a sense of connection and trust between you and the audience.

• Be an Open-Minded Listener: Suspend Judgment and Exercise Empathy

  • Open-minded listening requires empathy and a suspension of judgment on the part of the listener.
  • Exercising empathy while listening to a speaker is related to suspending judgment in that it requires the listener to work to understand what the speaker says from his or her point of view.

• Altruism: Helping

  • The empathy-altruism hypothesis states that psychological altruism does exist and is evoked by the empathic desire to help someone who is suffering.
  • Distinguish among the social-exchange theory, the reciprocity norm, and the empathy-altruism hypothesis of altruism

• Socioemotional Development in Childhood

  • The development of empathy is a crucial part of emotional and social development in childhood.
  • Empathy helps a child develop positive peer relationships; it is affected by a child's temperament, as well as by parenting style.
  • Children raised in loving homes with affectionate parents are more likely to develop a sense of empathy and altruism, whereas those raised in harsh or neglectful homes tend to be more aggressive and less kind to others.

• Cooley

  • Through interaction with others, we begin to develop an identity about who we are, as well as empathy for others.
  • Discuss Cooley's idea of the "looking-glass self" and how people use socialization to create a personal identity and develop empathy for others

• Persuasive Speeches

  • Showing empathy with the audience is crucial.

• Humanistic Therapy

  • Empathy is one of the most important aspects of humanistic therapy.
  • Without empathy, the therapist is no longer understanding the actions and thoughts of the client from the client's perspective, but is understanding strictly as a therapist, which defeats the purpose of humanistic therapy.
  • The task of reestablishing one's true identity is not an easy one, and the therapist must rely on the techniques of unconditional positive regard and empathy.
  • In client-centered therapy, a form of humanistic therapy, one of the goals is to establish a trusting relationship built on empathy and unconditional positive regard.

• Learning to Listen

  • The listener should show empathy and concern for the person communicating.

• Advantages and disadvantages of business networks

  • Improved motivation (ample research shows that close personal business ties heighten empathy and increase altruistic behaviour). ( Batson, Daniel, ‘How Social an Animal: The Human Capacity for Caring', American Psychologist)

• Servant Leadership

  • Empathy: Servant leaders identify with and show concern for the needs of followers.