Empathy

What is empathy?

• The ability to put yourself in someone else's position and understand what they are feeling.
• When you feel sorry for someone else's hardships.
• The ability to know what someone else is thinking.
• None of the options are correct.

It is easier to empathize with someone when which of the following conditions is true?

• When we have been in a similar situation.
• When we know someone else that had the same experience.
• When we are not familiar with the situation.
• None of the options are true.

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Empathy can result in a deeper connection between the client and therapist and improve the working relationship.
• Empathy can also be used in order to validate a person's feelings.
• Showing empathy to a friend can improve the relationship between you and your friend.
• All of the options are correct.

Empathy is......

• listening to a friend and trying to understand why they had a bad day
• listening to a radio show

Empathy is......

• caring about who won the football game
• Caring about why your brother is upset

Empathy is...

• the ability to share an emotion with another person
• the ability to copy someone else's emotion

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Empathy is...

• The ability to have feelings
• The ability to understand the feelings of others

Empathy is...

• Feeling other people's fear or pain when you see them feeling that way
• knowing someone is in pain or scared

Empathy is....

• listening to your friend, understanding they are sad, but not becoming sad because of it
• listening to your friend who is sad

Empathy.....

• helps us understand others
• makes it easier to have emotions