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    Ideal Of Compassion

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    North American societies see compassion as another commonly used word, when it has so much more meaning than that. Compassion is what brings people together, makes the world a better place, and allows others to connect with each other. Compassion is a necessity to the human experience because it keeps the world emotionally connected, whether we notice it or not. This is how I would identify the Ideal of Compassion. With compassion, people come closer together. Based on today’s American democratic, capitalist economy, the Ideal of Compassion should have a critical significance primarily based on how we, as a nation, function. But what characteristics and actions label a person to be “compassionate”? According…

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    Definition Of Compassion

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    My definition of compassion is when you are willing to help another being in need without the expectation or intent to receive anything in return. I was privileged to grow up with a mother that was very compassionate and caring, and from an early age she showed me that true compassion is giving without selflessness. I often find myself doing things out of compassion from day to day such as holding the door open for someone if I spot them trailing close by behind me. However in these same…

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    Trait Of Compassion Paper

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    Thinking Critically About the Trait of Compassion The question has been asked many times over, what exactly is the personality trait known as compassion? This discussion will hopefully shed some light on this curious and complicated question. It will also address how it developed, how it might affect a person’s social behaviors as well as their interpersonal relationships. To open our discussion, let us take a closer look at a formal definition of compassion. Random House Dictionary defines…

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    Compassion Essay There are many times in which we need others to be compassionate towards us, and there are many times in which we need to be compassionate to others. We are able to see many acts of compassion through many excerpts such as the book Night, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and in real life. Throught these excerpts, compassion is what kept most of the characters going even when they were in their darkest times. In the memoir Night, Elie Wiesel shows compassion through his own…

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    In terms of my view of the world, I feel as though compassion is very paramount. The sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others is so paramount that a large number of the world is surrounded by it. Not only do I believe compassion is important, but compassion means an extraordinary deal to me. In my heart, compassion means so many different things to me. There are so many different varieties of words, descriptions and thoughts that fulfil the meaning of compassion.…

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    Compassion Fatigue Essay

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    Compassion fatigue is a far reaching concept typically associated with the negative effects that a care provider may experience following intense and often stressful patient care events. Recognition of and a clear understanding of the concept is vital for communities, organizations and individuals in order to provide a fortified approach to intervention, treatment and the provisions of evidence based practices. Gaining recognition for the past two decades, researchers have worked to further…

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    In December 2012 just a few months before the Francis Report was published, Jane Cummings released a document called Compassion in Practice. The document outlined a variety of values that nurses are expected to uphold in their delivery of care. These values were; care, commitment, competence, courage, communication and compassion (Cummings & Bennett, 2012). Otherwise known as the 6 C’s. This essay will focus on one of those 6 C’s in particular, compassion. Compassion is described as feeling for…

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    is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” What happens when the compassion that drives you to make a difference puts you in distress? Compassion Fatigue (CF) is an issue many nurses struggle to cope with daily; especially those who specialize in traumatic recovery such as Oncology nurses. Compassion Fatigue is defined as “A lack of sympathy for suffering, as a result of continuous exposure to…

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    Compassion Fatigue and Verghese Compassion fatigue is a growing result of working in the medical profession. The definition of compassion fatigue is the cumulative physical, emotional and psychological effect of exposure to traumatic stories or events when working in a helping capacity, combined with the strain and stress of everyday life (American Bar Association). Health physicians, especially those working with terminally ill patients, often become compassionately fatigued from the deaths…

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    hopelessness, lack of pleasure, anxiety, stress, sleeplessness and a negative attitude towards life (Stamm, 2010). This decreases self-efficacy and confidence leading to deterioration in performance and work output (McHolm, 2006). Multiple factors were involved in the pathophysiology of compassion fatigue. These may pertain to the personality of the sufferer or to external world. Both the factors have been claimed to be equally important. Personal factors are levels of sympathy and compassion,…

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