OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to compare empathy levels between first year and second year medical students at a Malaysian University. SETTING A Malaysian University offering undergraduate medicine. PARTICIPANTS 204 undergraduate medical students were included in the data analysis (122 first years, and 102 second years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE Self-reported empathy scores using...

DOES EMPATHY PROMOTE EMOTION REGULATION IN THE CONTEXT OF PAIN?AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION byLAURA E. M. LEONGAUGUST 2013Advisor: Dr. Annmarie Cano Major: Psychology (Clinical)Degree: Doctor of PhilosophyThe purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which a perspective-taking instruction would promote empathic behaviors in couples, resulting in bette...

Medication adherence usually refers to whether patients take their medications as prescribed (eg, twice daily), as well as whether they continue to take a prescribed medication. Medication non adherence is a growing concern to clinicians, healthcare systems, and other stakeholders (eg, payers) because of mounting evidence that it is prevalent and associated with adverse outcomes and higher cost...

Empathy by the counselor is an important measure of treatment quality in psychotherapy. It is a behavioral process that involves understanding and sharing the experiences and emotions of a person over the course of an interaction. While a complex phenomenon, human behavior can at moments be perceived as strongly empathetic or non-empathetic. Currently, manual coding of behavior and behavioral s...

of Dissertation Presented to the Graduate Council of the University of Florida in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy THE RELATIONSHIP OF TEACHER-OFFERED EMPATHY, GENUINENESS, AND RESPECT TO PUPIL CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To determine whether a specific training course will enhance empathic skills in student nurses during a 3-year degree course. The study considers levels of empathy in student nurses and assesses whether these can be increased. BACKGROUND Empathy is accepted as a critical component of supportive relationships. Many scholars have argued that empathy provides health professio...

This study highlights Syrian communication practices using comparative tests with the United States communication as a baseline. Additionally, theoretical findings on individualism and collectivism theory are extended to include findings from Syria. Multivariate Analysis of Covariance was used to test culture's effect in demographically similar (in age, SES, and education) student convenience s...

How does race affect the human ability to share and respond to the suffering of others? Recent evidence provides novel insight into how and why race alters empathic neural response.