Chapter Reaction: Empathy

Please comment if you would like to share your overall impression/reaction to the chapter "Empathy."

Empathy

In the chapter on empathy, Daniel Pink mentions how "[e]mpathy can be a powerful force in medicine" (169). Read this article from The New York Times about a doctor who takes time for empathy and how she is rewarded. Have you had an experience with an empathetic physician? Conversely, have you have an experience with a doctor who was not empathetic? How did these experiences make you feel? How does empathy figure in your own daily life with your students, co-workers, etc?

Empathy

These tests are fun and might surprise you. Share your reactions.

• Empathy Quotient
• Spot the Fake Smile
• Mind in the Eyes Test