Empathy

she can think of, no matter how careless it is. As described in Keith O’Brien’s “The Empathy Deficit”, a study that first began in 1979 shows that there is a fall in the amount of empathy in today’s youth, which many researchers believe to be the result of too much modern technology (464-468). Sara Konrath, the lead author of the study, claims that in the beginning of the study, the investigated levels of empathy in college students were “’looking sort of flat, or no real pattern, up until 2000.…

Scout's Empathy "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view" (Lee 39). Atticus' quote in the book, To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee teaches Scout to not judge a person because of their actions until you have put yourself in their shoes. Various examples in the book show how people react in a situation that they may not understand or agree with. For example, when Miss Caroline doesn't understand that Walter is poor and when Scout watches Walter…

Unfortunately, Zimmerman shoot and killed. With no empathy, this creates a national tragedy. With this tragic it creates forms of discrimination. With a little experiment, you see someone’s skin pierce with a needle. Then you ask to do you feel this person pain? Does it matter what’s the color of their skin? To certain people, race doesn’t play a role to them. But, more empathy is show when their skin is white and not black. This is called a Racial Empathy Gap. Researchers shows that…

Defining Attributes A defining attribute is a term or a phrase that is seen time and again in regards to the concept. Defining attributes for empathy: 1. Being able to see the world as others see it- the empathizer has to “step into the shoes” of the person who is requiring the empathy. 2. Non-judgmental- the person who is requiring empathy is opening up to the empathizer and does not want to be thought of differently because of what they are opening up about. 3. Communication- the person who…

Have you ever wondered how technology could be having an effect on the way you communicate and empathize for others? Throughout the past few decades, researchers have been studying the positive and negative effects that technology is having on empathy. The word “technology” is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as a machine, piece of equipment, method, etc. Smartphones are amongst the most commonly used pieces of technology in America. According to Aaron Smith, an associate director of…

In Landau’s book, The Fundamentals of Ethics, Chapter seven focuses on psychological egoism. The backbone of this theory is that all human actions are driven by human’s egotistical desires. Landau defends this theory by stating, “Psychological egoism is a theory about human motivation: it tells us that our only motivation is to make ourselves better off.” (Landau 106) This means in order for someone to adopt this theory they must believe that even trivial events that seem very altruistic are…

Mockingbird Atticus teaches his daughter Scout about empathy and not to prejudice which is the central theme of the book: “For Atticus empathy is about feeling and ‘knowing’ what another person is going through. He does this religiously, even with Bob Ewell” (Chapter 23). In this book Scout is taught not to judge somebody without getting to know them first but even after that she still shouldn’t judge at all. She is put in many situations where there is no empathy and is taught how to use it…

can't perform these tasks. And, babies are not expected to "grow into" these skills. Empathy is no different. But, just like riding a bike, nearly everyone can be taught how to empathize appropriately. It might take a long time and a lot of work but it can be done if the commitment is present. Kids that are brought up in situations with poor parent-child relationships are likely to not develop socialization and empathy skills the same way the general population does. Children not provided with a…

nursing field, which begins with the empathy. Empathy can be defined as “the act of identifying, understanding, experiencing, and responding to the emotional state and ideas of another person.” The empathy reflects on client’s core values, dignity, respect everyone’s unique situation and feeling, strengths and weaknesses. Establishing and maintaining, an empathic relationship has a higher probability of eventual improvement (Norcross, 2011). Expressing empathy will help the client feel…

The first characteristic of wisdom that I found was empathy. Empathy is a great thing to have. It allows you to view certain events with different perspectives. It can be helpful socially and also politically. Someone who is biased based on inherited opinions and what is seen as right by other people is not wise. A politician who is completely biased about things is not going to improve the area that they take care of. While it is not very wise to be too biases, one bias is good to have. That…