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Assessing Empathy (Paperback)
Elizabeth Segal, Karen Gerdes, Cynthia Lietz, M. Alex Wagaman, Jennifer Geiger
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R755
R647
Discovery Miles 6 470
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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.
This book examines the attainment gap between foster youth and
their peers. Specifically focusing on post-secondary access and
success for foster youth, Gross points out the challenges foster
youth face in the primary and secondary school context, such as
being less likely to complete high school. These barriers to former
foster youth continue once enrolled in post-secondary education,
and can manifest as lack of institutional support, financial
barriers, and limited to no familial support. The author discusses
what policy makers and practitioners need to know to better support
the educational attainment of former foster youth.
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Assessing Empathy (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Segal, Karen Gerdes, Cynthia Lietz, M. Alex Wagaman, Jennifer Geiger
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R3,122
Discovery Miles 31 220
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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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.
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