Empathy, Emotion, and Ekstasis in the Patient–Physician Relationship

Pembroke, Neil

doi:10.1007/s10943-006-9071-4

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“…He relates empathy to the theological concept of ekstasis, in which he believes God reaches out to humanity in order to draw us into a loving communion (Pembroke 2007).…”

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The Tzu Chi Silent Mentor Program: Application of Buddhist Ethics to Teach Student Physicians Empathy, Compassion, and Self-Sacrifice

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The Buddhist Tzu Chi Silent Mentor Program promotes the donation of one's body to science as a selfless act by appealing to the Buddhist ethics of compassion and self-sacrifice. Together, faculty, families, and donors help medical students to learn the technical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological aspects of medicine. Students assigned to each "Silent Mentor" visit the family to learn about the donor's life. They see photos and hear family members' stories. Afterwards, students write a brief biography of the donor which is posted on the program website, in the medical school, and on the dissection table. In this paper, we: (1) summarize the Silent Mentor Program; (2) describe findings from an assessment of medical students who recently completed a new version of the program in Malaysia; and (3) explore how healthcare settings could benefit from this innovative program.

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“…He relates empathy to the theological concept of ekstasis, in which he believes God reaches out to humanity in order to draw us into a loving communion (Pembroke 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Tzu Chi Silent Mentor Program: Application of Buddhist Ethics to Teach Student Physicians Empathy, Compassion, and Self-Sacrifice

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“…Osler (Pembroke, 2007) later argued that such a practice may interfere with objective judgement and suggested 'detached concern' or what we call 'equanimity' to understand patient's physical and emotional needs. Detached concern is also a form of empathy, but here physician's or patient's emotions do not interfere with the objective judgement of the physician.…”

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“…Succinctly put, 'It is an imaginative projection into her inner world of experience'. In the Western religious traditions, 'going out of the self' has been referred to as 'Ekstasis' 2 (Pembroke, 2007). So the goal of empathy is to imaginatively understand 'what it feels like to be in the patient's actual, individual life, feeling what the patient is feeling', rather than what one would feel in her situation, and this requires the physician to distinguish between oneself and the patient.…”

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Empathy in Physician–Patient Relationship: The Construct and Its Applicability to India’s Health Care

Borkar¹

2014

Social Change

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Empathy in physician-patient relationship is widely discussed and debated as a critical input that helps to enhance the effectiveness of a therapeutic process and to improve the well-being of the patient and the physician. This article, based on relevant literature, which includes theoretical insights and conducted studies of empathy, presents a brief thematic review of empathy, with a specific focus on the role played by it in physician-patient relation and the usefulness of a patient-centred approach and empathetic understanding in enhancing positive health outcomes. Further, while examining the challenge to empathy in India's current health care scenario, this study maintains that, amidst difficult circumstances, instances of empathetic behaviour still prevail and empathy hopefully has a definite role to play in India's medical care.

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“…Medical practitioners need to understand and empathise with their clients/patients in order to promote patient and physician satisfaction and to improve collecting information about the patient towards diagnosis 5 with the ultimate intention to help prevent/alleviate pain and suffering. 8 Empathy, is defined by medical field researchers as "recognizing what the suffering of the patient feels like" 21 and requires reaching out to others and imagining their "inner world experience". 21 Empathic educational strategies dictate that people cannot rely solely on their own experiences and skill capital as they provide services and create objects/spaces for the wider population.…”

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“…8 Empathy, is defined by medical field researchers as "recognizing what the suffering of the patient feels like" 21 and requires reaching out to others and imagining their "inner world experience". 21 Empathic educational strategies dictate that people cannot rely solely on their own experiences and skill capital as they provide services and create objects/spaces for the wider population. While scientific research relies on objectivity, empathic strategies build on the synergy of individuals developing relationships 22 and embracing subjectivity for its positive values while recognising its limitations.…”

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Empathic education in design: Strategies for healthcare practitioners?

Thomas¹

2012

AMJ

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REVIEWPlease cite this paper as: Thomas J, McDonagh D, Strickfaden M. Empathic education in design: Strategies for healthcare practitioners? AMJ 2012, 5, 5, 292--300. http//dx. AbstractThe education of professionals, such as healthcare practitioners, involves an enculturation process that immerses individuals into the rites, rituals and values of the particular profession. Professionalisation, particularly in fields that have a long history, reinforces values that are inherent to the core skills and practices essential to the profession. Due to the complexity of enculturation, when a shortfall is discovered within the education of professionals, it can be challenging to shift the value system. This paper is a response to a growing body of research on how to develop stronger, more meaningful education on physician-patient relationships with a particular focus on developing the attribute of empathy. The aim of this paper is to present five strategies for empathic education in design that may be used by healthcare educators towards developing stronger physician--patient relationships. The presentation of these strategies is a response to numerous studies on medical education that illustrate a decline in student empathy during the training process. In addition, studies in medical education have illustrated that teaching empathy is best done through the arts. This paper presents five empathic education strategies in the form of case studies. The research strategies are qualitative by nature in order for one to understand the emotional, physical and intellectual needs and experiences of others. The results illustrate benefits, challenges and unexpected outcomes that may occur while teachers and students engage in empathic education. Key results include stories about how empathic education strategies can push people outside their comfort zones. This can develop into a respect for others that could not be learned through exposure to theory alone. Using empathic education strategies in learning environments provides rich input towards expanding the interpersonal skills and empathic horizons of individuals. Five strategies used in the design field are presented here in order to provoke and support healthcare professionals in the pursuit of creating a more humanistic--centered approach in the enculturation process.

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Empathy, Emotion, and Ekstasis in the Patient–Physician Relationship

Cited by 19 publications

References 20 publications

The Tzu Chi Silent Mentor Program: Application of Buddhist Ethics to Teach Student Physicians Empathy, Compassion, and Self-Sacrifice

The Tzu Chi Silent Mentor Program: Application of Buddhist Ethics to Teach Student Physicians Empathy, Compassion, and Self-Sacrifice

Empathy in Physician–Patient Relationship: The Construct and Its Applicability to India’s Health Care

Empathic education in design: Strategies for healthcare practitioners?

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