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The age of empathy : Nature's lessons for a kinder society / by Waal, F. B. M. de(Frans B. M.),1948-;
Subjects: Empathy.; Empathy;
© c2009., Harmony Books,
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The art of comforting : what to say and do for people in distress / by Walker, Val.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-290) and index.Restoring a lost art. What makes people comforting? ; Comforting in action ; When people resist our comfort -- The words of comforting. Speaking words of comfort ; Writing words of comfort -- The comfort of art : inspiration from healing in the arts. Art as a source of comfort ; The healing power of art in action -- The nature of comforting : what animals and the Earth teach us. Comfort from the heart of nature ; Self-comforting for comforters -- A little guidebook to comforting things : a guide to comforting movies, books, TV, and music. Comforting from the world of entertainment : a media guide ; Comforting from A to Z, from angels to zithers."With clarity, compassion and wisdom, Walker teaches the art and the craft of comforting others and ourselves. This fine book is a resource for all those who want to be able to help friends, family members and other people who are in need of our kindness."--Mary Pipher, Ph.D., "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Reviving Ophelia.".
Subjects: Compassion.; Empathy.;
© c2010., Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin,
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The science of evil : on empathy and the origins of cruelty / by Baron-Cohen, Simon.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-229) and index.Explaining "evil" and human cruelty -- The empathy mechanism: the bell curve -- When zero degrees of empathy is negative -- When zero degrees of empathy is positive -- The empathy gene -- Reflections on human cruelty -- Appendixes : 1. The empathy quotient (EQ) ; 2. How to spot zero degrees of empathy (negative).A path-breaking autism researcher explores why some people lack empathy and what that absence means for the psychological understanding of evil."Borderline personality disorder, autism, narcissism, psychosis, Asperger's: All of these syndromes have one thing in common--lack of empathy. In some cases, this absence can be dangerous, but in others it can simply mean a different way of seeing the world. In The Science of Evil Simon Baron-Cohen, an award-winning British researcher who has investigated psychology and autism for decades, develops a new brain-based theory of human cruelty. A true psychologist, however, he examines social and environmental factors that can erode empathy, including neglect and abuse. Based largely on Baron-Cohen's own research, The Science of Evil will change the way we understand and treat human cruelty"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Empathy.; Cruelty.;
© c2011., Basic Books,
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Mindwise : how we understand what others think, believe, feel, and want / by Epley, Nicholas,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-228) and index.Your real sixth sense -- (Mis)reading minds. An overconfident sense ; What you can and cannot know about your own mind -- Does it have a mind? How we dehumanize ; How we anthropomorphize -- What state is another mind in? The trouble of getting over yourself ; The uses and abuses of stereotypes ; How actions can mislead -- Through the eyes of others. How, and how not, to be a better mind reader -- Being mindwise.An exploration of the human mind's capacity for instinctive understanding about the feelings and desires of others explains how the ability or inability to understand the minds of those around us leads to connection or conflict.
Subjects: Empathy.; Emotions.; Interpersonal communication.;
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The dark sides of empathy / by Breithaupt, Fritz,1967-author.; Hamilton, Andrew B. B.,translator.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-264) and index.Self-loss -- Painting in black and white -- False empathy, filtered empathy -- Empathetic sadism -- Vampiristic empathy -- Epilogue : empathy between morality and aesthetics."Investigates the idea that empathy, often considered the basis for good actions, also motivates a wide range of terrible and cruel actions"--
Subjects: Empathy.; Social interaction.; Interpersonal relations.;
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Go together : how the concept of Ubuntu will change how you live, work, and lead / by Richards, Shola.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Workplace positivity expert Shola Richards (Making Work Work) explores a radical new concept for rethinking our personal, professional, and social lives: togetherness."--The African philosophy of Ubuntu embraces the belief that we are universally connected to each other. Richards suggests it could transform the way we treat others, making us kinder and more respectful to others, on and off the job. He believes that the illusion that we are more different than similar is eroding our ability to truly live a productive and satisfying life. Discover how this simple concept could change our own behavior-- and the world around us. -- adapted from back cover.Part One: Why we must go together: We can always do better: the death of civility ; One word that will change everything: the invincibility of Ubuntu ; It is always safer to stand up: the uncomfortable truth about saving the world -- Part two: Live together: Fear or love: the only decision that matters ; When your beliefs become irrelevant: the unpleasant reality behind good intentions ; You belong in any room you walk into: the importance of healing yourself first -- Part three: Work together: Becoming the hero: why you must start before you're ready ; The master plan: eight keys to unlocking Ubuntu at work ; Your power is not for sale: dealing with enemies of Ubuntu -- Part four: Lead together: Kindness is not weakness: the heart of the Ubuntu leader ; The power of presence: the Ubuntu leader's secret weapon ; When you feel like you can't continue: the necessity of resilience.
Subjects: Ubuntu (Philosophy); Empathy.; Social psychology.; Social groups;
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Caring matters most : the ethical significance of nursing / by Lazenby, Mark.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The moral character of nursing -- Trustworthiness -- Imagination -- Beauty -- Space -- Presence -- The challenge of unreasonable demands -- The threat of becoming automatons -- Being good to ourselves -- Creating a civil community -- Being grateful -- Toward a better world.Through an exploration of the ethical nature of nursing, Caring Matters Most asserts that the act of nursing itself embodies goodness. Nurses can develop this moral character in themselves by cultivating five habits: trustworthiness, imagination, beauty, space, and presence. Practicing these habits will sustain nurses as they meet the challenges of the workplace, the threat of automation, and the incivilities that arise within the nursing community. The volume concludes with thought-provoking discussion questions and exercises designed to help nurses apply concepts in the classroom or in practice. Each chapter combines highly readable explanations of moral theory with real-life examples that can guide nurses in day-to-day practice. Caring Matters Most is an ideal resource for academic or practicing nurses interested in healthcare ethics or philosophy.
Subjects: Nurse and patient.; Nursing ethics.; Empathy.; Nurses; Nurse-Patient Relations.; Empathy.; Ethics, Nursing.; Nurses;
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There is no good card for this : what to say and do when life is scary, awful, and unfair to people you love / by Crowe, Kelsey.; McDowell, Emily,author.;
Introduction. Life spoiler alert: bad things happen -- Part one. Laying some groundwork -- Put your own oxygen mask on first -- Standing in their shoes -- Part two. The three touchstones of showing up -- Your kindness is your credential -- Listening speaks volumes -- Small gestures make a big difference -- Part three. Just help me not be a disaster -- Please never say this (thanks!) -- Empathy directory: dos and don'ts cheat sheets -- You got this!"The creator of the viral hit "Empathy Cards" teams up with a compassion expert to produce a visually stunning and groundbreaking illustrated guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence and learn how to offer comfort and support when someone you know is in pain. When someone you know is hurting, you want to let her know that you care. But many people don't know what words to use--or are afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. This thoughtful, instructive guide, from empathy expert Dr. Kelsey Crowe and greeting card maverick Emily McDowell, blends well-researched, actionable advice with the no-nonsense humor and the signature illustration style of McDowell's immensely popular Empathy Cards, to help you feel confident in connecting with anyone experiencing grief, loss, illness, or any other difficult situation. Written in a how-to, relatable, we've-all-been-that-deer-in-the-headlights kind of way, There Is No Good Card for This isn't a spiritual treatise on how to make you a better person or a scientific argument about why compassion matters. It is a helpful illustrated guide to effective compassion that takes you, step by step by step, past the paralysis of thinking about someone in a difficult time to actually doing something (or nothing) with good judgment instead of fear. There Is No Good Card for This features workbook exercises, sample dialogs, and real-life examples from Dr. Crowe's research, including her popular "Empathy Bootcamps" that give people tools for building relationships when it really counts. Whether it's a coworker whose mother has died, a neighbor whose husband has been in a car accident, or a friend who is seriously ill, There Is No Good Card for This teaches you how to be the best friend you can be to someone in need"--When people you know are hurting, you want to let then know that you care. But many people don't know what words to use-- or are afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. Crowe and McDowell have created a guide to help you increase your emotional intelligence and learn how to offer comfort and support when someone you know is in pain. They take you, step by step by step, past the paralysis of thinking about someone in a difficult time to actually doing something (or nothing) with good judgment instead of fear.Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-247).
Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology); Bereavement.; Loss (Psychology); Compassion.; Sympathy.; Empathy.;
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What girls need : how to raise bold, courageous, and resilient women / by Porges, Marisa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Author's note: What girls need -- Introduction: Challenges and opportunities awaiting our girls -- Help her find her voice -- Turn her voice into an influential ask -- Cultivate her competitive spirit -- Nurture her collaborative problem-solving skills -- Make empathy her natural advantage -- Her ability to adapt will be key -- Conclusion: Why it matters, take two."A former White House strategist and fighter jet pilot now at the helm of one of the premier schools for girls in the country illuminates the ways parents and educators can support audacity and ambition in girls everywhere. What do girls really need to succeed? As a student at the all-girls Baldwin School outside of Philadelphia, Marisa Porges was raised in a community designed to produce strong, independent women. After earning a BA in geophysics from Harvard, she fulfilled her childhood dream of flying jets off aircraft carriers for the US Navy and served as a counterterrorism expert in Afghanistan and the Obama White House. In 2016, in an unexpected move for someone whose ambitions had taken her so far from home, Porges returned to head The Baldwin School. In doing so, she began to see with great clarity how small moments and turning points in her early education gave her the tools she would eventually sharpen and deploy to excel in areas that were traditionally perceived as being part of "a man's world." What Girls Need combines lessons Porges learned along her career path with the practices she and her colleagues are developing at The Baldwin School to help today's girls cultivate the skills and traits they need to become tomorrow's leading women. The traditional means of commanding a room have often been dubbed "unfeminine" and women of previous generations were pressured to behave like a man in order to win the day. But the ways we define leadership are changing, and the women now stepping into leadership roles are mapping new paths to inhabiting traits such as grit, resilience, audacity, and self-confidence. Porges is writing to prepare the next generation to confidently hold their own later in life in whatever fields they enter, whatever challenges they face, and to celebrate and own the ways that traits which might have been undervalued in the past--empathy, collaboration, and an evolving mind-set--can and will define the future's leaders"-- What do girls really need to succeed? As a student at the all-girls Baldwin School outside of Philadelphia, Porges was raised in a community designed to produce strong, independent women. Here she shows how small moments and turning points in her early education gave her the tools she would eventually sharpen and deploy to excel in areas that were traditionally perceived as being part of "a man's world." The ways we define leadership are changing, and the women now stepping into leadership roles are mapping new paths to inhabiting traits such as grit, resilience, audacity, and self-confidence. -- adapted from publisher info
Subjects: Girls.; Child rearing.; Parenting.; Adaptability (Psychology); Empathy.; Women;
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Culturally competent compassion : a guide for healthcare students and practitioners / by Papadopoulos, Irena.; Shea, Sue,contributor.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Bringing together the crucially important topics of cultural competence and compassion for the first time, this book explores how to practise 'culturally competent compassion' in healthcare settings - that is, understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it using culturally appropriate and acceptable caring interventions. This text first discusses the philosophical and religious roots of compassion before investigating notions of health, illness, culture and multicultural societies. Drawing this information together, it then introduces two invaluable frameworks for practice, one of cultural competence and one of culturally competent compassion, and applies them to care scenarios. Papadopoulos goes on to discuss: how nurses in different countries understand and provide compassion in practice; how students learn about compassion; how leaders can create and champion compassionate working environments; and how we can, and whether we should, measure compassion. Culturally Competent Compassion is essential reading for healthcare students and its combination of theoretical content and practice application provides a relevant and interesting learning experience. The innovative model for practice presented here will also be of interest to researchers exploring cultural competence and compassion in healthcare. -- From back cover.
Subjects: Cultural competence.; Medical care.; Physician and patient.; Culturally Competent Care.; Empathy.; Professional-Patient Relations.;
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