What is empathy?
What is the definition of empathy?
The ability to understand others' feelings and thoughts, and letting the person know you understand in a positive way.
How would the following person feel? A boy on your baseball team dropped a fly ball and the other team won the game.
embarrassed, sad, mad, angry, disappointed,
What is the definition of empathy?
It's the ability to understand another person's feelings and thoughts, and to show the person in a positive way that you understand.
your favorite dog ran away from home and you couldn't find her.
sad, upset, frustrated, angry
How would the following person feel? A boy is constantly getting teased on the bus for being overweight.
hurt feelings, embarrassed, sad, angry, mad, furious,
What could you say to show empathy? Your classmate forgot his/her homework at home and is very upset because they lost points for the whole class and now the class can't get the extra recess they wanted.
I'm sorry that you forgot your work. I'd be upset to get a conduct mark too. I understand how you feel because you never forget your work. I know how hard you're trying to finish your homework and I'm sorry.
What is another definition of empathy?
It's the ability to understand why a person feels the way they do.
Your best friend won 2nd place in the math competition at your school and you got 12th place.
jealous, mad, frustrated, glad, happy, relieved
How would the following person feel? Jennifer won the Rodeo Art competition for your school and received a golden medal.
Excited, happy, proud, thankful, surprised,
What could you say to show empathy? Your sister has a huge mess in her room that her friends left.
This stinks. I'll help you clean this up. I know how a messy room bothers you. Can I help you? I'd be upset too if my friends made a mess in my room and didn't clean it up.
What's another definition of empathy?
It's the ability to put yourself in another person's place and understand how they feel.
How would the following person feel? A girl in your class was chosen to sing a solo in the school musical and she couldn't remember the words or the notes so she just stood there on stage.
embarrassed, shocked, nervous, shy, sad, upset, disappointed
Give a definition of empathy.
1. The ability to read and understand another person's thoughts and feelings. 2. Showing another person you understand in a positive way. 3. Putting yourself in someone else's place to see what it's like to be him/her.
you had waited all week to watch your favorite tv show and it was canceled.
upset, sad, mad, angry, disappointed