Empathy

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The capacity to understand and share another person's feelings or perspectives, and to respond appropriately.

Emotional intelligence: Understanding and identifying one's own emotions as well as others'.
Active listening: Giving full attention to the speaker and trying to understand their feelings and perspectives.
Perspective taking: Putting oneself in someone else's shoes and seeing a situation from their point of view.
Nonverbal communication: Understanding and interpreting body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice.
Cultural empathy: Recognizing and respecting cultural differences and perspectives.
Compassionate communication: Communicating in a way that shows empathy, understanding, and a desire for connection.
Empathic accuracy: Being able to accurately understand and predict another person's thoughts, feelings and behaviors.
Empathic concern: Feeling a genuine concern for others' well-being and wanting to help alleviate their suffering.
Empathic mimicry: Unconsciously reflecting another person's emotions, gestures, and facial expressions.
Empathic listening: Listening with the intention of understanding and connecting with another person.
Cognitive empathy: The ability to understand and recognize the feelings, needs, and perspectives of others.
Emotional empathy: The capacity to share and feel the emotions of others.
Moral empathy: The capacity to understand and empathize with the moral values and beliefs of others.
Compassionate empathy: The ability to feel concern and empathy for others who are suffering or in need.
Aesthetic empathy: The ability to feel empathy through art or beauty.
Interpersonal empathy: The ability to connect and establish emotional bonds with others through shared experiences.
In-group empathy: The capacity to empathize with members of our own group or community.
Out-group empathy: The ability to empathize with members of different social groups or cultures.
Situational empathy: The ability to empathize with people based on the context of their situation.
Global empathy: The capacity to empathize with people from different parts of the world, cultures, and backgrounds.
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