What does the word empathy mean?

What exactly does the word empathy mean? What does it mean to be empathetic? 
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We talk about empathy when we sympathize with another person and can live with their situation.
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Have you ever personally experienced or had a family member experience decreased empathy after taking too much aspirin on a daily basis?

Description : Have you ever personally experienced or had a family member experience decreased empathy after taking too much aspirin on a daily basis?

Last Answer : I doubt that it is the aspirin that is affecting his emotions. Why is he taking it? He may be experiencing cognitive decline which is the cause of your perception of his decreased empathy or verbal expressiveness.

Has having life been done to you increased your empathy or sympathy for others?

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Last Answer : ...having life been done to you implies a lack of responsibility for one's reactions to the world. A view of life in that manner would tend to decrease empathy for people, viewing them as ... one's ability to see parallels in other's lives, which in turn can lead to empathy and identification.

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Last Answer : I wonder if the Danish population will ever wake up and realize that their emotions have been manipulated.

Is Kant's categorical imperative same as 'empathy'?

Description : Is Kant's categorical imperative same as 'empathy'?

Last Answer : No. Kant’s imperative is too absolute. Humans are not capable, in the most part, of behaving according to this maxim.

Is the empathy of a therapist hollow for you?

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Last Answer : answer:I think it will always feel like they are just placating you if that's what you already think they are going to do. Sometimes people can provide a perspective on your thought process that ... Not all therapists are good. Some are excellent. Sometimes just having someone to vent to is good.

1. How do you live with someone with no empathy?

Description : 1. How do you live with someone with no empathy?

Last Answer : answer:I don't think I could live with someone who had no empathy. If they are unable to feel empathy for other people, that would include me. There are times when I know I definitely need my ... . Perhaps they can learn to at least pretend to be empathic but is that sustainable? I doubt it.

What is your empathy quotient?

Description : What is your empathy quotient?

Last Answer : answer:No surprise for me. My score was a 72. Having a lot of empathy can be very painful.

What is difference between Sympathy and Empathy?

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Last Answer : Sympathy is when you feel sorry for someone. Empathy is when you can relate with someone, or when you really understand how it is they are feeling.

What is empathy?

Description : What is empathy?

Last Answer : Empathy is seeing a child try something for the millionth time only to fail again and then see in his eyes that, yes, he is really trying, he just can’t do it, and feel in your heart the feeling of sadness knowing he may never be able to do what he just attempted…that is my definition of empathy.

Why do so many people in our society lack empathy for others?

Description : Why do so many people in our society lack empathy for others?

Last Answer : I would say its getting worse. Some people are just selfish and close minded I guess. I guess some people find it as its not their problem and they don’t have to deal with it.

Does driving encourage narcissistic and sociopathic behavior? Is this a problem of negligence or lack of empathy? What can be done?

Description : Does driving encourage narcissistic and sociopathic behavior? Is this a problem of negligence or lack of empathy? What can be done?

Last Answer : answer:Possibly more car-free lifestyles would encourage improvement. Sadly, we don’t demand formal driver’s training. If everyone had to take that, driving would be better.

What has happened to our capacity for empathy and our sense of social solidarity?

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Do teens have less empathy?

Description : Recently, I find that young people are not empathetic at all. This is normal?

Last Answer : Yes, it's less. They communicate completely differently. They don’t even feel it, but they are really peasants with the elders and for the most part there is no empathy or respect for others. Now that's cool. Respect the exception, of course.

How can you use empathy to help establish common ground with your opponents viewpoint?

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Last Answer : By thinking about and respecting the ideas of others

Elijah wants to be an active listener so that he can show empathy to people hurt by racism. How can he show that he is an active listener?

Description : Elijah wants to be an active listener so that he can show empathy to people hurt by racism. How can he show that he is an active listener?

Last Answer : By asking a person to talk about his or her racial background

…………… is important when a teacher communicates with his/her student (A) Sympathy (B) Empathy (C) Apathy (D) Antipathy

Description : …………… is important when a teacher communicates with his/her student (A) Sympathy (B) Empathy (C) Apathy (D) Antipathy

Last Answer : (B) Empathy