Empathy

Definition

Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another person, essentially putting oneself in their shoes.

Related terms

Sympathy: This involves feeling compassion or concern for another person's well-being without necessarily understanding their emotional state from their perspective.

Emotional Intelligence:

This refers to one's ability to recognize, understand, and manage both their own emotions and those of others.

Perspective-taking: This is the act of perceiving a situation or understanding a concept from an alternative point of view, such as that belonging to another individual.