Empathy Annotated Bibliography

In the American society, things are more often than not exaggerated to make things more interesting; leave us ignorant with fantasy of crime, horror, romance, action, and adventure. Psychopaths and sociopaths are often confused with each other, and people believe that the two aren’t any different. In the entertainment business, psychopaths and sociopaths are made out to seem ruthless, violent murderers, rapists and more. While they can be all of these things, the media and entertainment business makes things seem different than they really are. According to definition, a sociopath is a person who lacks empathy, but a psychopath is one that has a complete lack of it. That might not seem like like anything at first, but surprisingly, the lack of empathy versus the complete lack of empathy can change things up.

Poetry is an effective means used to convey a variety of emotions, from grief, to love, to empathy. This form of text relies heavily on imagery and comparison to inflict the reader with the associated feelings. As such, is displayed within Stephen Dunn 's, aptly named poem, Empathy. Quite ironically, Dunn implores strong diction to string along his cohesive plot of a man seeing the world in an emphatic light. The text starts off by establishing the military background of the main protagonist, as he awaits a call from his lover in a hotel room. After his significant other finally calls him, presumably to end the relationship, he then aimlessly goes to the zoo. Empathy, by Stephen Dunn exponentially displays the interplay of empathy and self interests, as the main protagonist seeks out his individualistic desires by searching for an empathetic connection through other living vessels.`

Empathy is to be able to understand and act according to the feelings of another. In Andy Weir’s The Martian, the main protagonist is saved by the collective effort of millions of empathetic humans. This can be observed when the fictional NASA spends millions to save Watney, he asks himself, “Why bother … They did it because every human has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem that way sometimes, but it’s true. Yes, there are assholes who just don’t care, but they’re massively outnumbered by those who do. And because of that, I had billions of people on my side”(Weir 368-369). As Watney stated, humans have a basic instinct to help each other out, which is empathy, and they worked to save Watney, because of empathy, they understood how he felt and worked so diligently to save him because they could put themselves in his shoes. Empathy bonded society together, and it was the combined effort of many to save his life. Proving that, if humans work together, almost anything is possible, and society will prosper. By examining the empathy exhibited by society, towards Watney, one can see that humans are not cruel emotionless beasts, and if humans work together, society is given hope and man will

The world needs more empathy. Empathy is not really shown around us. What the word “empathy” means is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. S.E. Hinton created empathy by showing two sides of the story in The Outsiders, and Eugenia W. Collier created empathy throughout life events in ‘’Marigolds.’’

Leslie Jamison’s first nonfiction book, The Empathy Exams (Graywolf Press, 2014), is a smart and emotionally -wrenching collection of essays on the theme of empathy and human suffering. Jamison’s own self-awareness and presence in each of the essays provides the common thread the collection needs to keep it from becoming overwhelming or directionless. “Part of me has always craved a pain so visible,” she writes in the first essay, “that everyone would have to know.” Jamison’s frustrations with and struggle to find the balance between doing the right thing by empathizing and her own self-pity or questions about her obligations to others made this collection ring true..

Person centred counselling According to McLeod (2003) states that “the emphasis is on the client as an expert and the counsellor as a source of reflection and encouragement and this is captured in the designation of the approach as a ‘non-directive’ form of counselling.” Empathy, congruence (genuineness) and acceptance (unconditional positive regard) are known as the three ‘core conditions’. These core conditions are essential for effective counselling. According to Gillon (2007) “from a therapists’ point of view, an empathic attitude is a desire to understand a client’s perceptual world as if it was his or her own”. Meaning that the Therapist must listen and follow what the client is trying to communicate to them and that the therapist tries

Whether or not one could truly understand the inner world of another has been discussed for centuries and was spoken of by such philosophers as Plato and Aristotle (Gompertz, 1960). However, Carl Rogers (1957) is given credit for bringing this concept to life in the twentieth century. With respect to the counseling relationship, understanding through empathy is seen as a skill that can build rapport, elicit information, and help the client feel accepted (Egan, 2010; Neukrug&Schwitzer, 2006). Because empathy is seen as an important personal attribute as well as a critical skill to

Empathy is defined as the ability to feel the emotions of another person or character. This ability aids us in forming emotional attachments and being more compassionate with others. Authors, advertisers, and politicians may use our natural ability to empathise to get people to form attachments to characters or sway our opinion. Gabriel García Márquez’s autobiography, Living to Tell the Tale, his short story, ‘‘Tuesday Siesta’’ and John Steinbeck’s fiction novel, The Grapes of Wrath, all strive to affect the reader on an emotional level. Both novels try to play to the reader’s empathy in different ways. The excerpt from The Grapes of Wrath uses a story about a family moving to California during the Great Depression and the hardship of acquiring food along the way to appeal to the empathy and compassion of the reader. But even with this saddening narrative, ‘‘Tuesday Siesta’’ and the first chapter of Living to Tell the Tale gives the reader a far more

The paradigm related to the value of Sympathy and Empathy is Social Empathy. "A social empathy paradigm provides a framework with which to analyze social concerns and develop policies that reflect the lived experiences of people" (Segal, 2016, p. 76). Programs to better serve the community are a result of Social Empathy. Mission and vision statements of programs such as AIDS and LGBTQ foundation is built on empathy, offering support and education to the community, members and their family. It is difficult to identify what types of supportive services such as counseling, housing, groups and funding without having a true understanding of population needs. A way to accomplish this is to have empathy and complete

“A person who doesn’t understand both sides of an issue can’t relate to the side he is trying to sway, so his words will bounce off of them without leaving any impression” by Daniel Willey. There are two sides to people as well as two side to an issue. If no one understands one side to a person, then no one will ever understand why that person has done something. Sold is about a young Nepali girl who is sold off to prostitution in India. This novel is by Patricia McCormick. Intellectual empathy is an awareness of the need to see the reasons why someone did something and understand them. There are a few people throughout the novel that a person can feel empathetic towards. Many, if not all, feel empathy toward Lakshmi but there are other characters as well. While feeling empathetic to Lakshmi, people could also relate to her stepfather, Shilpa, and Monica.

In addition to creating a strong sense of community, Mercerism allows its followers to feel a deep and impactful connection to each other through the futuristic empathy box. This contrasts with another cultural influence on the society in the novel, Buster Friendly, whose talk show is vapid and devoid of meaning. Empathy boxes connect its user to the consciousness of every other person using an empathy box at that time and to experience the events of Wilbur Mercer’s life as a part of a group. Isidore describes using an empathy box as “… the way you touch other people [and] the way you stop being alone.” (Dick 58) Through a shared experience of Wilbur Mercer’s life, the empathy boxes create a brief but powerful connection between its users.

Empathy can be defined as “the feeling that you understand and share another person's experiences and emotions” (Merriam Webster). After reading Montana 1948, I feel more empathy for people who struggle to follow the law versus providing justice.

Genuine empathy – This refers to the therapist’s ability to see and understand issues and situations from the client’s perspective. When the therapist is able to show an empathetic understanding of what the client is experiencing, it helps the client have a better inner understanding as well.

Leslie Jamison wrote a book called “The Empathy Exams”. She begins the book with her own personal experience as a medical actor who got paid for acting out symptoms for medical students to diagnose. In this book, the author mainly puts her focus on compulsory questions about how people can understand each other and can relate to one another. These questions include; How should we understand each other? How can we relate to someone’s pain even when the pain can be assumed and acted out? Throughout this book, Leslie Jamison is trying to identify how empathy can show, connect, or bring people closer to one another. All of her essays have a similar theme that trying to comprehend what people actually mean when they say that they feel someone

The initial interview in mental health therapy provides the first evidence of effectiveness of treatment. Furthermore, it offers the opportunity to put into practice relationship skills. This interview is crucial to create strong relationship bonds with clients and in turn collect relevant information to formulate a diagnosis and treatment plan, (Kottler & Shepard, 2011). These elements in the film apparently were omitted by Dr. Marvin. The client-therapist relationship should have begun before they met for the first time. During this time both, the therapist and the client would assess each other’s levels of competency.