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Question
Your friend failed an important test. You sit with him/her, listen to his/her feelings, and try to understand the experience without judgement. Which quality are you demonstrating and why?
Options
Sympathy - because you feel sorry for your friend’s situation.
Empathy - because you are trying to understand your friend’s feeling from their perspective.
Assertiveness - because you are confidentially telling them what to do.
Motivation - because you are pushing them to study harder next time.
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Solution
Empathy - because you are trying to understand your friend’s feeling from their perspective.
Explanation:
Empathy is the ability to “step into someone else’s shoes” and understand their emotions and perspectives without passing judgement. While sympathy involves feeling sorry for someone from a distance, empathy necessitates an active effort to connect with their interior experience and share in their emotions in order to provide genuine support.
