Unit 3: From Compassion to Empathy

Is this definition correct?

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

• True

• False

• May be

Match the following

• you do your best to alleviate the person’s suffering from that situation.

• Empathy

• is our relief in not having the same problems.

• compassion

• is our ability to understand how someone feels

• Sympathy

Match the following

• lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.

• apathy

• excessive interest in or admiration of oneself

• narcissism

• feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune.

• sympathy

• the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

• empathy

There is a widespread ​ ​ (a)   among students. They become indifferent to social issues.

• apathy
• sympathy
• empathy

Those who suffer from ​ (a)   become chronic show-offs.

• narcissism
• empathy
• apathy

Match the following

• empathy

• verb

• empathize

• adjective

• empathetic

• noun

Complete:

He is easy to talk to, an attentive listener and ​ (a)   .

• empathetic
• empathy
• empathize

I clearly ​ (a)   with the people who live in those neighborhoods.

• empathize
• empathy
• empathetic

Match the following

• sympathetic

• adjective

• sympathize

• verb

• sympathy

• noun

I ​ (a)   deeply with his family.

• sympathize
• sympathy
• sympathetic