Title Assessing empathy / Elizabeth A. Segal, Karen E. Gerdes, Cynthia A. Lietz, M. Alex Wagaman, and Jennifer M. Geiger

Published New York : Columbia University Press, [2017]

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Description 1 online resource (179 pages) : illustrations Contents 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-172) and index Notes In English Print version record Subject Empathy. Social psychology. Empathy Psychology, Social empathy. social psychology. PSYCHOLOGY -- Physiological Psychology. Empathy Social psychology Einfühlung Sozialpsychologie Form Electronic book Author Gerdes, Karen E., author Lietz, Cynthia A., author Wagaman, M. Alex, author Geiger, Jennifer M., author LC no. 2016047016 ISBN 9780231543880 0231543883

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