Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,902,778,873 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

accurate empathy

    0.01 sec.
accurate empathy
[ak′yərit]
a communication technique used by a nurse to convey an understanding of the patient's feelings and experiences.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
The skillful tutor moves from understanding to action, building on genuine and accurate empathy by helping to strengthen the writer's self-efficacy or sense of agency.
For example, consider that a foundational directive for humanistic counselors is to employ accurate empathy when they attempt to help clients (Rogers, 1957).
Torrey (1970, 1972), according to Pedersen (1976), "identified the expectations of troubled contrast culture clients and the personal qualities of a counselor as being closely related to the healthy change, accurate empathy, and nonpossessive warmth and genuineness that are essential to effective mental health care" (p.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.