Glossary


Glossary: Definition of Terms

Empathic Accuracy -- When we empathize with with others, we are usually not totally accurate in the feelings we are sensing.

  • In the Empathy Circle: Empathy Circle helps with getting more accurate because we recap and reflect what we hear the speaker can say if the active listener was accurate in their understanding or not.


Affective Empathy --

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Active Listening --

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Cognitive Empathy --

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Empathic Listening --

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Empathic Wellbeing -- Empathy is way of being. An aspect of that way of being is the intention for the wellbeing of the whole. That is everyone in the community and word for that mater. This is done by being willing to listen to everyone and to support everyone in listening and empathizing with each other. This happens through the dialogue and the negotiation that takes place. People can express their desires and needs. When this happens it almost naturally leads to finding ways to address them.

  • In the Empathy Circle: The Empathy Circle models the constructive dialogue . Given enough time, people express their needs and desires. And the feelings they would like to have. They negotiate how to get them met.


Reflective Listening --

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Understanding -- Understanding other people’s emotions and perspectives. Empathy is often defined as understanding other people’s emotions and perspectives. i.e. "Professor Robin Banerjee, empathy is “the ability to feel and understand other people’s emotions and perspectives."" The understanding is more of a result of the sensing into. Empathy is the process of sensing into. When we sense into we start organizing what we sense and see the relationships between qualities. For example we may sense into someone's sadness and we see how it relates to the loss of a family member. We create a map of their experiences and the relationship of their experiences.

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