Empathy

What is empathy and why is it VERY different than sympathy?

• Empathy fuels connection, while sympathy drives disconnection

• Empathy and sympathy are the same

• Empathy drives disconnection, while sympathy fuels connection

• Empathy fuels disconnection, while sympathy drives connection

According to Theresa Wiseman, what are the four qualities of empathy?

• Perspective taking, staying out of judgment, recognising emotion, and feeling sorry for others

• Perspective taking, being judgmental, ignoring emotions, and feeling sorry for others

• Perspective taking, staying out of judgment, recognising emotion, and feeling WITH people

• Perspective taking, being judgmental, ignoring emotions, and feeling WITH people

What is the difference between empathy and sympathy in the context of someone being in a deep hole?

• Empathy is offering a sandwich, while sympathy is climbing down to help

• Empathy is climbing down to help, while sympathy is offering a sandwich

• Empathy is feeling WITH people, while sympathy is feeling sorry for others

• Empathy is recognising emotion, while sympathy is staying out of judgment

What does the speaker prefer to hear when sharing something difficult with someone?

• A response that ignores the difficulty

• A response that acknowledges the difficulty and expresses gratitude for sharing

• A response that tries to make things better

• A response that offers a silver lining

Draw here how you feel right now and write the emotion