CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Being able to imagine what emotions a person is likely to be feeling (even when you don’t actually know) is called ____
A
sympathy
B
pity
C
empathy
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Being able to imagine what emotions a person is likely to be feeling (even when you don’t actually know) is called empathy. Empathy helps us care about others and build good friendships and relationships. It guides us on what to say and how to behave around someone who is feeling strong emotions.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychopathy is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse, shallow affect, glibness, manipulation and callousness. Previous research indicates that the rate of psychopathy in prisons is around 23%, greater than the average population which is around 1%.

Detailed explanation-3: -It’s the ability to understand another person’s thoughts and feelings in a situation from their point of view, rather than your own. It differs from sympathy, where one is moved by the thoughts and feelings of another but maintains an emotional distance.

Detailed explanation-4: -Types of empathy include cognitive empathy, emotional (or affective) empathy, somatic empathy, and spiritual empathy.

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