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Empathy
The intellectual or
imaginative understanding
of another’s condition or
state of mind
Found somewhere between
apathy and sympathy
Based in acceptance,
understanding, cooperation,
and a sense of communion
To feel compassion without
judgment
Attributes of Empathy
Theresa Wiseman's four attributes of empathy:
1. To be able to see the world as others see it
This requires putting your own "stuff" aside
2. To be nonjudgmental
Judgement of another person's situation discounts the
experience – often an attempt to protect ourselves
3. To understand another person’s feelings
We have to be in touch with our own feelings in order to
understand someone else's