Assessing Empathy

by Karen E Gerdes, M Alex Wagaman, Elizabeth A. Segal, et al.

Book Overview

Empathy is a widely used term, but it is also difficult to define. In recent years, the field of cognitive neuroscience has made impressive strides in identifying neural networks in the brain related to or triggered by empathy. Still, what exactly do we mean when we say that someone has--or lacks--empathy? How is empathy distinguished from sympathy or pity? And is society truly suffering from an "empathy deficit," as some experts have charged

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231181914
• ISBN13: 9780231181914
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher