ANNE CAMILLE BERGADO
BSN3YA-6S
WEEK 16: DEVELOPING EMPATHY – UNDERSTANDING EMPATHY
MODULE ACTIVITY:
1. What are the benefits of empathy?
Empathy is the ability to recognize, comprehend, and share another person's,
animal's, or fictional character's thoughts and feelings. Empathy is essential for building
relationships and acting compassionately. It entails experiencing another person's point of
view rather than just one's own, and it allows prosocial or helping behaviors to emerge
naturally rather than being obligated. Empathy enables us to work with others, form
friendships, make moral decisions, and intervene when we witness others being bullied.
People begin to show signs of empathy as early as infancy, and the trait continues to
develop steadily throughout childhood and adolescence.
Empathy enables people to form social bonds with others. People can respond
appropriately in social situations if they understand what others are thinking and
feeling. According to research, social connections are important for both physical
and psychological well-being.
Empathizing with others teaches you how to control your own emotions. Emotional
regulation is important because it allows you to manage your feelings even when
you are under a lot of stress.
Empathy encourages people to help others. When you feel empathy for other
people, you are more likely to engage in helpful behaviors, and other people are
more likely to help you when they feel empathy for you. Empathy encourages people
to help others. When you feel empathy for other people, you are more likely to
engage in helpful behaviors, and other people are more likely to help you when they
feel empathy for you.
2. What are the difference between empathy and sympathy?
Sympathy- is the feelings of sorrow or pity for the misfortunes of others.
Empathy- is the ability for a person to understand, share with, and see a situation
from another person's perspective or point of view.
To put it simply, sympathizing with someone is saying the right things and sending a
supportive message, whereas empathizing is actually understanding what the person is
going through and seeing the situation from the other person's point of view. People who
act empathetically frequently do so because they have experienced the same situation,
whereas sympathetic responses frequently involve someone who has not experienced the
same situation. If a person who has lost their spouse is comforting a friend who has also
recently lost their spouse, that friend will be able to empathize much more easily because
they know how it feels to be in the same situation.
3. Why is empathy important in life?
Healthy relationships entail nurturing, care, and comprehension. A friendship or romantic
relationship that is devoid of empathy and understanding will soon fail. When people are
only concerned with their own interests, the other people in their relationships suffer.
o You can learn from those around you if you understand their situation.
o Navigating conflict can help you improve your work performance.
o When you listen, you improve your problem-solving skills.
o It has the potential to alter your approach to your work.
o Observing people allows you to read them more accurately.
