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Empathic concern : what it is and why it's important /

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"Empathic Concern provides an evidence-based review of developments over the past five decades in our understanding of other-oriented emotion felt for another in need, including the motivational and behavioral consequences of this emotional state. Empathic concern, or empathy for short, is an u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Batson, C. Daniel (Charles Daniel), 1943- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Empathy.
Attitude (Psychology)
Empathie.
Attitude (Psychologie)
empathy.
Social Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY.
Empathy
Psychology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: what empathic concern is
  • A definition
  • and a measure
  • Distinguishing empathic concern from personal distress
  • Distinguishing it from other things called empathy
  • Necessary conditions for feeling empathic concern
  • Empathic concern's evolutionary roots
  • Varieties of empathic concern
  • Part II: why empathic concern is important
  • Motivational consequences: the empathy-altruism hypothesis
  • Behavioral consequences: interpersonal benefits
  • Behavioral consequences: interpersonal liabilities
  • Behavioral consequences: intergroup benefits
  • Behavioral consequences: intergroup liabilities
  • Realizing the potential of empathic concern.