Description: Further DetailsTitle: Assessing EmpathyCondition: NewDescription: 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.Author: M. Alex Wagaman, Jennifer Geiger, Karen Gerdes, Cynthia Lietz, Elizabeth SegalCountry/Region of Manufacture: USEAN: 9780231181914Format: PaperbackGenre: Society & CultureISBN: 9780231181914ISBN-10: 0231181914Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmLanguage: EnglishPublisher: Columbia University PressRelease Date: 02/28/2017Topic: Social SciencesRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Assessing Empathy
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
EAN: 9780231181914
Genre: Society & Culture
ISBN: 9780231181914
ISBN-10: 0231181914
Release Date: 02/28/2017
Release Year: 2017
Title: Assessing Empathy
Topic: Social Sciences
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Publication Name: Assessing Empathy
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Subject: Social Work, Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, Emotions
Item Height: 0 in
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 9.7 Oz
Subject Area: Social Science, Psychology
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Jennifer Geiger, M. Alex Wagaman, Karen Gerdes, Elizabeth Segal, Cynthia Lietz
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
