Things Worth Knowing About Empathy(knowablemagazine.org)
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Things Worth Knowing About Empathy
https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2020/5-things-worth-knowing-about-empathy
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Emotional empathy is good because it means that we can readily understand and feel other people's emotions. This is vital for those in caring professions, such as doctors and nurses, to be able to respond to their patients appropriately. It also means that we can respond to friends and others when they are distressed.