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Auteur(s) : Segal, Elizabeth A.
Titre(s) : Assessing empathy [Texte imprimé] / Elizabeth A. Segal, Karen E. Gerdes, Cynthia A. Lietz [et al.]
Publication : New York (N.Y.) : Columbia University press, copyright 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (179 p.) : ill. ; 23 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 149-172. Index
The book begins with a discussion of the current understanding of empathy in neurological,
biological, and behavioral terms. The authors explain why empathy is important on
both the individual and societal levels. They then introduce the concepts of interpersonal
empathy and social empathy, and how these processes can interrelate or operate separately.
Finally, they examine the weaknesses of extant empathy assessments before introducing
three new, validated measures: the Empathy Assessment Index, the Social Empathy Index,
and the Interpersonal and Social Empathy Index ; "Empathy is a widely used term, but
it is also difficult to define. In recent years, the field of cognitive neuroscience
has made impressive strides in identifying neural networks in the brain related to
or triggered by empathy. Still, what exactly do we mean when we say that someone has--or
lacks--empathy? How is empathy distinguished from sympathy or pity? And is society
truly suffering from an "empathy deficit," as some experts have charged? In Assessing
Empathy, Elizabeth A. Segal and colleagues marshal years of research to present a
comprehensive definition of empathy, one that links neuroscientific evidence to human
service practice. The book begins with a discussion of our current understanding of
empathy in neurological, biological, and behavioral terms. The authors explain why
empathy is important on both the individual and societal levels. They then introduce
the concepts of interpersonal empathy and social empathy, and how these processes
can interrelate or operate separately. Finally, they examine the weaknesses of extant
empathy assessments before introducing three new, validated measures: the Empathy
Assessment Index, the Social Empathy Index, and the Interpersonal and Social Empathy
Index." -- Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Empathie -- Psychologie
Empathie -- Société
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780231181914. - ISBN 0231181914. - ISBN 9780231181907. - ISBN 0231181906. -
ISBN 9780231543880 (erroné) (br.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45444027p
Notice n° :
FRBNF45444027
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Table des matières : What is empathy? ; The building blocks of empathy ; Why is empathy important?
; Why is empathy so difficult to achieve? ; Linking interpersonal and social empathy
; Tools for measuring and assessing empathy ; Appendix A. Research and statistical
analysis of the relationship between interpersonal empathy and social empathy ; Appendix
B. Empathy Assessment Index ; Appendix C. Social Empathy Index ; Appendix D. Interpersonal
and Social Empathy Index ; Appendix E. Spanish translation of the Empathy Assessment
Index, the Social Empathy Index, and the Interpersonal and Social Empathy Index /
by David Becerra and María del Rosario Silva Arciniega.