Abstract:Empathy is generally deemed a multidimensional construct, involving affective processes (i.e., the sharing of the emotional state of another) and a cognitive process (i.e., the ability to understand another’s emotional state). Empathy can be measured, and people with higher levels of empathy are expected to act in a more responsive way to the perceived feelings of another. Empathic dysfunction has been associated with conduct disorder (CD), antisocial personality disorder, acquired sociopathy, as well as diver… Show more
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