| Description |
xiii, 296 pages ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Psychology of emotions, motivations and actions |
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Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.
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| Contents |
The role of science education in the amelioration of aggression through the development of empathy and compassion / Carolina Castaño Rodriguez -- Extending empathy research towards animals / H. Rae Westbury, David L. Neumann, Allison M. Waters -- The psychophysiological measurement of empathy / David L. Neumann, H. Rae Westbury -- Empathy in the patient-physician relationship : its meaning, impact on patient psychology, satisfaction, compliance and the quality of care and how it can be promoted / Ami Schattner, Emanuel Schattner and others -- Empathy in play therapy : a case analysis through two theoretical perspectives / Yvonne Garza, Rick A. Bruhn -- The measure of empathy, emotional contagion, and emotional cut-off -- As an indirect indicator of the efficiency of teacher training for preventing violent behavior and school failure / Daniel Favre, Jacques Joly, Christian Reynaud and others -- The contributions of moebius syndrome to empathy / Simon van Rysewyk -- Empathy directly perceived / Neha Khetrapal -- Psychology of empathy in a medical context / Neil Pembroke -- A multifaceted construct of empathy : an exploration in psychiatric disorders and typical development / Ben Aaronson, Raphael Bernier, Alan W. Dow, Aaron D. Anderson -- The empathetic brain and its modulation by perceived group membership / Grit Hein -- Cognitive empathy in family relationships : a social relations analysis / F. Giorgia Paleari, Margherita Lanz -- Empathy in the patient-physician relationship and its impact on sociability and empathy in children with neurodevelopmental disorders / Daniela Plesa Skwerer |
| Summary |
In this book, the authors discuss the psychology of empathy, which is described as a capacity acquired over the course of psychogenesis to imagine what others are feeling or thinking while distinguishing it from one's own feelings and thoughts. Topics discussed in this compilation include the amelioration of aggression through the development of empathy and compassion; extending empathy research towards animals; the psychophysiological measurement of empathy; empathy as a core component when working with children in play therapy; measuring empathy in teacher training for preventing violent behavior and school failure and clinical empathy in a medical context |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Empathy.
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| Author |
Scapaletti, Danielle J.
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| LC no. |
2011026360 |
| ISBN |
9781612097947 hardcover |
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