Empathy is the recognition and understanding of the states of mind, beliefs, desires, and, particularly, emotions of others. It is often characterized as the ability to "put oneself into another one's shoes", or experiencing the outlook or emotions of another being within oneself; a sort of emotional resonance. Empathy - Background. While the ability to imagine oneself as another person is a sophisticated imaginative process that only fully develops later on in life, the roots of this ability are probably i ...

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• Empathy - Contrasting empathy to other phenomena
• Empathy - Psychological perspectives
• Empathy - Empathy and Autism Spectrum Disorders
• Empathy - Empathy in animals
• Empathy - Organic basis
• Empathy - Development of empathy
• Empathy - Other aspects
• Empathy - Fiction
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Empathy:

The ability to understand the experience or emotional state of another person or animal. Often used to refer to an apparently psychic ability to experience another person's sensations, pain or emotions. Cf. clairsentience, intuition.

(See also: Empathy, Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, Parapsychology, Parapsychology Dictionary)

Empathy:

As I now use it, a type of telepathic reception limited to the perception of emotions; obviously this talent would tie in nicely with absorption.

(See also: Empathy, Pagan, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)

Citizens everywhere today are demanding that their leaders make choices to advance the cause of peace. What is disturbing is the grotesque imbalance between our powers of destruction and our failing ethical capacity for empathy and self-restraint.

Genuine leadership must be based on a solid commitment to protecting the precious fabric of daily life. The ordinary citizens of the world are raising their voice, insisting that all decisions - whether political, military or economic - be made with this human reality firmly in view.

The common cause of human happiness is the strongest basis for human solidarity. In a world of intimate interconnection, solidarity cannot be limited to just one group or nation. It must embrace all the people everywhere.

(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

Some experts (psychologists, psychiatrists, and other scientists) believe that not all humans have an ability to feel empathy or perceive the emotions of others. For instance, Autism and related conditions such as Asperger's syndrome are often (but not always) characterized by an apparent reduced ability to empathize with others. The interaction between empathy and autism spectrum disorders is a complex and ongoin ...

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Empathy, Empathy - Background, Empathy - Contrasting empathy to other phenomena, Empathy - Psychological perspectives, Empathy - Empathy and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Empathy - Empathy in animals, Empathy - Organic basis, Empathy - Development of empathy, Empathy - Other aspects, Empathy - Fiction, Empathy - Bibliography

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Emotional Intelligence, also called EI or EQ, describes an ability, capacity, or skill to perceive, assess, and manage the emotions of one's self, of others, and of groups. However, being a relatively new area, the definition of emotional intelligence is still in a state of flux. Some, such as Mayer (2005a) prefer to distinguish emotional knowl ...

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• Emotional intelligence - Defining emotional intelligence
• Emotional intelligence - Emotional intelligence
• Emotional intelligence - Mayer and Salovey and emotional intelligence
• Emotional intelligence - Goleman and emotional intelligence
• Emotional intelligence - Emotional quotient measures
• Emotional intelligence - Criterion-based test measures
• Emotional intelligence - Self-reported test measures
• Emotional intelligence - Nancy Gibbs on emotional intelligence
• Emotional intelligence - Criticism

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Physical abuse Torture / Severe Corporal punishment Psychological abuse Humiliation / Intimidation / Bullying Hate speech / Manipulation / Stalking / Coercive persuasion Sexual abuse Sexual assault / Rape Sexual harassment Child abuse / Domestic violence Prisoner abuse / Elder abuse Animal abuse Police brutality Human experimentation Child abuse is the physical or psychological maltreatment of a child. Child abuse is often synonymous with the term child maltreatme ...

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• Child abuse - Reporting abuse and neglect in the US
• Child abuse - Reporting abuse and neglect in Australia
• Child abuse - Authorities
• Child abuse - Child abuse by authorities
• Child abuse - Symptoms and signs
• Child abuse - Symptoms
• Child abuse - Signs and tests

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Sympathy comes from the Latin sympatha, from Greek sumpatheia, from sumpaths, affected by like feelings  : sun-, syn- + pathos, emotion. Thus the essence of sympathy is that a person's feelings reflect or are like those of another. Sympathy exists when the feelings or emotions of one person give rise to similar feelings in another person, creating a state of shared feeling. In common usage, sympathy is usually the sharing of unhappiness or suffering, but it can also refer to sharing other (positive) emotions as well. In a broader sense, it can refer to the sharing of political or ideological sentiments, su ...

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Animal cognition is the title given to a modern approach to the mental capacities of animals. It has developed out of comparative psychology, but has also been strongly influenced by the approach of ethology and behavioral ecology. Much of what used to be considered under the title of animal intelligence is now thought of under this heading. Animal cognition - Historical background. For most of the twentieth century, the dominant approach to animal psychology was to use experiments on intelligence in animal ...

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• Animal cognition - Historical background
• Animal cognition - Methodology
• Animal cognition - Research questions
• Animal cognition - Attention
• Animal cognition - Categorisation
• Animal cognition - Memory
• Animal cognition - Tool use
• Animal cognition - Reasoning and problem solving
• Animal cognition - Language
• Animal cognition - Consciousness
• Animal cognition - Deception empathy and theory of mind
• Animal cognition - Continuing controversy

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The Church of Virus (CoV) is a memetically-based atheistic rational "religion". The Church of Virus founded a mailing list in 1995. Virians actively communicate through their BBS. The Church of Virus suggests that all self-conscious intelligences carry and transmit memes, but argues that (almost) everyone has the ability and obligation to carefully select the memes they choose to propagate. The Virian religion holds that there are three virtues to strive to uphold, these being: Reason, Empathy and Vision; along with three "sens ...

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Unconditional positive regard (UPR) is a concept in client-centered therapy. Carl Rogers, who created client-centered therapy, designated unconditional positive regard as one of the three conditions were necessary for positive change, along with empathy and genuineness (congruence). Unconditional positive regard means that implies the belief of the therapist (termed a counselor by Rogers) that the client is worthy and capable, even when the client may not act or feel that way. According to the Rogers's theory, mental ill ...

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Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) is the frontal part of the cingulate cortex and includes Brodmann's area 24 (ventral ACC) and 32 (dorsal ACC). The ACC forms a collar around the corpus callosum, which relays neural signals between the right and left hemispheres. The ACC appears to play a role in a wide variety of autonomic functions, such as regulating heart rate and blood pressure, and is vital to cognitive functions, such as reward anticipation, decision-making, empathy, and emotion. Neuroscientists indicate the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex is primarily related to rational cog ...

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Hans Asperger (February 18, 1906 – October 21, 1980) was the Austrian pediatrician after whom Asperger's Syndrome is named. Born in Vienna, Asperger published the first definition of Asperger's Syndrome in 1944. In four boys, he identified a pattern of behavior and abilities that he called "autistic psychopathy," meaning autism (self) and psychopathy (personality disease). The pattern included "a lack of empathy, little ability to form friendships, one-sided conversation, intense absorption in a special interest, and clumsy movements." Asperger called children with AS "little professors" because of their ability to ...

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• Hans Asperger - Papers

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The 40 Hour Famine is an annual event held by World Vision Australia. The event aims for young Australians to feel empathy for the lack of food which children in third world countries struggle with, and to raise money to help children in these countries. Participants must first raise money through sponsorship from other people. Participants must then abstain from food, or another first world luxury, for 40 hours. The event officially runs from 8pm on Friday 12 August to noon on Sunday 14 August, because 12 August is International Youth Day. Participants may choose another time to do the Famine, but must ensure all m ...

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Clairsentience is the umbrella term for the psi (or psychic) sense of touch. A clairsentient person is able to perceive energy fields (through physical sensations), including a person's aura and vibrations (such as voice and how words are strung together). This may also explain the ability to "sense" the presence of non-corporeal entities, such as ghosts. Psychometry is related to clairsentience. The word stems of psyche and metric, which means "to measure with the mind". This ability appears to be a hybrid ...

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empathy

Projection of personalities so a mutuality exists in understandings, feelings and thoughts. One who is sensitive to the feelings and thoughts of another would be an empath

(See also: Empathy, Body Mind and Soul)

This theory of mind covers two separate concepts: Gaining the understanding that others also have minds, with different and separate beliefs, desires, mental states, and intentions Being able to form operational hypotheses (theories), or mental models, with a degree of accuracy, as to what those beliefs, desires, mental states, and intentions are. A Theory of Mind appears to be a usually-inate potential ability in humans (and, some argue, in certain other species), but one requiring social and other experi ...

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Theory of mind, Theory of mind - General category usage, Theory of mind - Theories of mind attributable to individuals, Theory of mind - Theory of Mind - interpersonal understanding of mental states

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Anyone in the U.S. may make an anonymous report of abuse or neglect. Abuse which is happening right now can be reported by anyone to emergency services by dialing 911 or calling their local police department, who will be able to assist. Abuse and neglect need to be reported at the state or local level, not to the federal government. Most, but not all, states have a toll-free hotline staffed by trained call screeners. When you call, they will either open the case for investigation, or log the report. Depending on available resources an ...

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Child abuse, Child abuse - Reporting abuse and neglect in the US, Child abuse - Reporting abuse and neglect in Australia, Child abuse - Authorities, Child abuse - Child abuse by authorities, Child abuse - Symptoms and signs, Child abuse - Symptoms, Child abuse - Signs and tests

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In functionalist theories, functionalists like Georges Rey explore computational theories of mind that are independent of the physical instantiation of any particular mind. In brain-mind identity theories, biologists like Gerald Edelman are concerned with the details of how brain activity produces mind and work within the confines of the identity theory of mind ...

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Theory of mind, Theory of mind - General category usage, Theory of mind - Theories of mind attributable to individuals, Theory of mind - Theory of Mind - interpersonal understanding of mental states

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Respect helps create a state of partnership and teamwork. People who demonstrate respect show unconditional high regard for others, acknowledging their value as human beings, regardless of their behavior. The respect comes through in all situations, even during times of conflict or criticism. Leadership Character Model - Empathy. Treating everyone in the organization with empathy helps leaders earn trust. Leaders who are empathetic create strong bonds and are seen as less political. A person who demonstrat ...

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Leadership Character Model, Leadership Character Model - Integrity, Leadership Character Model - Respect, Leadership Character Model - Empathy, Leadership Character Model - Lack of Blame, Leadership Character Model - Humility, Leadership Character Model - Emotional Mastery, Leadership Character Model - Responsibility, Leadership Character Model - Accountability, Leadership Character Model - Self-Confidence, Leadership Character Model - Courage, Leadership Character Model - Focus on the whole

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