COMPASSION COMPASSION What is it What is the

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COMPASSION

COMPASSION

COMPASSION What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How

COMPASSION What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I cultivate it? A profound feeling + a merciful action Supportive companionship in distress Empathy = a deep understanding of the feelings of others COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE Indifference unmoved by human suffering self-orientation o o BEHAVIORAL

COMPASSION What is it? Careers in the Helping Professions What is the result? Mother

COMPASSION What is it? Careers in the Helping Professions What is the result? Mother Teresa World paragon of selfless compassion How do I communicate it? How do I cultivate it? Voluntary Transplants Risking your health to help another Europeans who helped Jews during the Holocaust

COMPASSION What is it? What is the result? RECIPIENT Suffering relieved Deep gratitude Bonding

COMPASSION What is it? What is the result? RECIPIENT Suffering relieved Deep gratitude Bonding SOCIETY Unity, patriotism Cultural value Community How do I communicate it? How do I cultivate it? THOSE WHO SHOW COMPASSION A sense of having done the right thing

COMPASSION What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How

COMPASSION What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I cultivate it? Expressions of compassion Verbal Nonverbal Behavioral See Ch. 3

COMPASSION What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How

COMPASSION What is it? What is the result? How do I communicate it? How do I cultivate it? If Lexie can, you can Be a sensitive, caring friend who notices others Pay attention to subtle cues and respond Do what you can to make things better

COMPASSION Do I show compassion when I hand a dollar to a street person?

COMPASSION Do I show compassion when I hand a dollar to a street person? Is euthanasia (mercy killing) the ultimate expression of compassion for a terminally ill patient? Is there a time when it’s best to withhold assistance so a person will help themselves? What’s the use of trying to save one or two when thousands more need help?