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Got Empathy? What Is It?

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How do you show empathy? How do you show you care? Stresses that empathy is more than a feeling, and that true empathy comes from our actions. Before you say or do something that might hurt someone else, imagine being that person and think about how you would feel.

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Runtime: 11 minutes 21 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Social Science
Subtopic: Human Behavior, Interpersonal Relations
Grade/Interest Level: 4 - 7
Standards:

Release Year: 2010
Producer/Distributor: Aquarius Health Care Videos

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Closeup of a teenage boy's face from the side as he drives a car with a black steering wheel. His hair is dark and curly. Caption. "You can't be pregnant. You must have made some mistake."

Man faces camera and gestures in sign language, making an L-shape. Caption. Sit up straight and lean your back against the chair.

Baby peers up from crib looking up towards a colorful mobile hanging above. Arms are outstretched, feet kicking inside a zipped baby gown.

Digital illustration of the lateral view of the brain. Text on image reads, "Working Memory." "Cognitive System with Limited Capacity." "Transient Holding Processing and Manipulation of Information."

Black and white photo of a sitting dog looking at a woman in an observation room. A white haired seated man is observing through a glass partition in the foreground.

X-ray images of 3 views of the brain. 2 smaller brain images appear below in a gallery view.

Classroom with students talking and working at a group table. The teacher in the front of the classroom raises her hand and smiles toward class.

Closeup of a man with brown eyes and a short black beard wearing a brown flat cap. White text in the bottom right reads, "Bryant Terry, chef and author." Caption. We grew much of our food. We got it from our backyard.

2 middle-school-aged girls talking at their desks in a classroom setting. Caption. Melanie told me Jessica isn't going to invite Sam to her party.

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Kareen V. (Bronx, NY)

March 8th, 2019 at 11:37 AM

This is an excellent supplement to a lesson about empathy. Sometimes a teacher's examples aren't enough. Being able to see it in action helps with understanding the concept much more!