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Sympathy, empathy, or compassion?

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Oh, my goodness, even those who do research in these areas have contradictory definitions! Nonetheless, it’s important for practitioners to have an understanding of the differences between these concepts, as the differences impact patients and practitioners themselves. The descriptions I like best tend to point toward sympathy as a pity-based response where understanding is limited, […]