Empathy is desirable in all health care professionals in their interactions with patients and each other. Empathy in its cognitive (perspective-taking) and affective forms has been well-studied in the literature and in fact, is shown in most studies to…

There is a direct, scientific correlation between the level of empathy demonstrated by business leaders and the level of leadership effectiveness.Is empathy the key to business effectiveness? According to several researchers, the answer is a certain ye…

This book comprises 26 exciting chapters by internationally renowned scholars, addressing the central psychological process separating humans from other animals: the ability to imagine the thoughts and feelings of others, and to reflect on the contents…

9.  The privilege discourse is missing an important element: empathy and compassion for the oppressor.  Social justice activist, Kit Miller (a White woman), observes that empathy has a hard time flowing upstream.Few are more starved for empat…