Being empathetic

What is empathy?

• It's the ability to understand from your own perspective.

• It's the ability to emotionally understand what other people feel, and imagine yourself in their place?

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Why is empathy important?

You feel sad with your friend because he didn’t make the soccer team.

• Empathy

• Sympathy

Your friend is excited because she got a new phone. You feel happy for her.

• Empathy

• Sympathy

Your friend loses her iPad and you tell her “Wow, that's a bummer”, but you don't feel bad yourself.

• Sympathy

• Empathy

Have you ever thought a game was really fun but your friend felt it wasn’t fair? If you saw your friend was bothered by the game and understood she wasn’t having a good time even though you were.

That’s...

• Sympathy

• Empathy