{"id":466,"date":"2018-09-02T17:38:28","date_gmt":"2018-09-02T14:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/open-mind.lv\/empathy\/"},"modified":"2018-09-02T17:38:28","modified_gmt":"2018-09-02T14:38:28","slug":"empathy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/open-mind.lv\/en\/empathy\/","title":{"rendered":"Empathy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Empathy and its manifestations<\/span><\/h1>\n

In the context of various events and activities, we increasingly hear the word <\/span>
\n empathy<\/span>
\n<\/a>sometimes confused with compassion or tolerance. But a deeper look at the concept shows that empathic feelings are much more nuanced and can bring both positive and negative feelings.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The concept of empathy<\/span><\/h2>\n

Empathy is<\/span> a person’s ability to put themselves in someone else’s shoes, or to feel the same emotional experience. Sometimes it can take the form of compassion or emotion, not only on an emotional level but also by taking action to actually help the other person, but at other times it can also be distracting because we can become overwhelmed by events that do not directly affect us at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Concept <\/span>definition of empathy<\/span> interpreted as a reaction to events and other people’s emotions, but it can also sometimes take the form of justifying and understanding other people’s actions. For example, if we are confronted by a person who says harsh words to us, we can say something unkind in return, but we can also act empathetically – accepting that this aggression is a natural expression of stress and tension that we do not need to take personally. When we understand the reasons behind a person’s actions, we put ourselves in that person’s shoes and become more empathetic and understanding.<\/span><\/p>\n

Emotions evoked by empathy<\/span><\/h2>\n

Themanifestations of empathy<\/a> can be very diverse, as can the <\/span>emotions and feelings<\/span>. For example, when there is good news, we rejoice and feel for the success of others, but when we often see the suffering and unhappiness of others, we can feel it as our own, sometimes even sinking into depression.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ways of expressing empathy<\/span><\/h3>\n

Empathy has two main forms of emotion – cognitive and emotional. In cognitive empathy, we only understand the other person’s emotions, but this does not affect how we feel. We understand each other’s experiences, but at the same time we know that we are not affected. In emotional empathy, on the other hand, we feel other people’s experiences much more strongly, and this triggers a shift in our emotions.<\/span><\/p>\n

When looking at emotional empathy, there are two <\/span>two types of emotion<\/span>:<\/span><\/p>\n