Tag: Empathy
Tag: Empathy
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Articles: Book Review: Field Notes on the Compassionate Life
By Jason Marsh | Fall/Winter 2005-06By Marc Ian Barasch
Rodale, 2005, 367 pages
Articles: Feeling Like Partners
By Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn P. Cowan, Neera Mehta | Fall/Winter 2005-06When it comes to romantic relationships, empathy is essential, but it isn’t always easy, say family researchers Philip A. Cowan, Carolyn Pape Cowan, and Neera Mehta. They explain the obstacles couples face—and how to overcome them.
Articles: From The Editors: Fall/Winter 2005-06
By Dacher Keltner, Jason Marsh | Fall/Winter 2005-06
Articles: A Feeling for Fiction
By Keith Oatley | Fall/Winter 2005-06Books, movies, and plays are more than just entertainment, says psychologist and novelist Keith Oatley. They train us in the art of being human. He explains how fictional works nurture empathy and enhance our social and emotional lives.
Articles: Book Review: Unconditional Parenting
By Dawn Friedman | Fall/Winter 2005-06By Alfie Kohn
Atria Books, 2005, 264 pages
Articles: Book Review: The Compassionate Classroom
By Lauren Shapiro | Spring/Summer 2005by Jane Dalton and Lyn Fairchild
Zephyr Press, 2004, 166 pages
Articles: The Morality of Global Giving
By Jason Marsh | Spring/Summer 2005An interview with Jan Egeland, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
Articles: A Different View
By Alfie Kohn | Spring/Summer 2005How we can help children see the world from another perspective.
Articles: Justice For All
By Kathleen Kenna | Spring/Summer 2005Rehabilitating inmates in America’s prisons and jails may seem like a lost cause. But one innovative program has helped them empathize with their victims and turn their lives around.
Articles: Taking Lessons from a Baby
By Sandy Naiman | Spring/Summer 2005To teach compassion and parenting skills to children, this Canadian program relies on some small instructors.
Articles: Making Peace Through Apology
By Aaron Lazare | Fall 2004There's more than one way to say "I'm sorry," according to apology expert Aaron Lazare. Some apologies encourage forgiveness and reconciliation; others only make things worse. Here's how to tell the difference.
Articles: Caring for the Caregivers
By Sarita Tukarama | Fall 2004To help teachers deal with the stress of their job, new programs are drawing on some unconventional—and research-tested—techniques.
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Five Ways Giving Thanks Can Backfire
April 29, 2013Most of the time, gratitude is good. But research finds that there are situations when "thank you" may be the wrong response.
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How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times
May 13, 2013It's easy to feel grateful when life is good, says Robert Emmons. But when disaster strikes, gratitude is worth the effort.
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Six Tips for Making the Leap to Meaningful Work
May 15, 2013Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times?
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How to Train the Compassionate Brain
May 23, 2013A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
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2nd International Conference on Positive Psychology: “Giving Hope – Giving Future”
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Here’s How Much You Love Humanity
May 21, 2013Results from the Greater Good "Love of Humanity" quiz.
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"Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior"
Finds that feeling gratitude produces kind and helpful behavior, even when that behavior is costly to the individual actor.
- "Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review"
Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
- "From Jerusalem to Jericho"
This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
- Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
- Northeast Foundation for Children
Northeast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
- Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship
Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
Book of the Week
Why We Cooperate
Nature and nurture interact to inform, and reform, cooperative behavior. Infants and apes are both able to share, but only the two-year-old will pick up that thing you dropped in front of her.
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