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The Power of Empathy
By Francis v Adams, MD
In many ways, our healthcare system is in
turmoil. Surveys of patients and physicians
reveal widespread dissatisfaction. Patients are
dissatisfied with the failure of their physicians
to communicate. As a private practitioner it is
common for me to encounter patients who are
searching for “someone who cares” and
especially, “someone who will listen”. To many,
medicine appears to have lost its humanity.
By Francis v Adams, MD
In many ways, our healthcare system is in
turmoil. Surveys of patients and physicians
reveal widespread dissatisfaction. Patients are
dissatisfied with the failure of their physicians
to communicate. As a private practitioner it is
common for me to encounter patients who are
searching for “someone who cares” and
especially, “someone who will listen”. To many,
medicine appears to have lost its humanity.
Northwestern University Commencement Address
Friday, June 16, 2006
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama
Evanston, Illinois
There's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But
I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit - the
ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes; to see the
world through those who are different from us - the child who's
hungry, the laid-off steelworker, the immigrant woman cleaning
your dorm room.
As you go on in life, cultivating this quality of empathy will
become harder, not easier. There's no community service
requirement in the real world; no one forcing you to care. You'll
be free to live in neighborhoods with people who are exactly
like yourself, and send your kids to the same schools, and
narrow your concerns to what's going in your own little circle.
Not only that - we live in a culture that discourages empathy. A
culture that too often tells us our principle goal in life is to be
rich, thin, young, famous, safe, and entertained. A culture
where those in power too often encourage these selfish
impulses."
Friday, June 16, 2006
Remarks of Senator Barack Obama
Evanston, Illinois
There's a lot of talk in this country about the federal deficit. But
I think we should talk more about our empathy deficit - the
ability to put ourselves in someone else's shoes; to see the
world through those who are different from us - the child who's
hungry, the laid-off steelworker, the immigrant woman cleaning
your dorm room.
As you go on in life, cultivating this quality of empathy will
become harder, not easier. There's no community service
requirement in the real world; no one forcing you to care. You'll
be free to live in neighborhoods with people who are exactly
like yourself, and send your kids to the same schools, and
narrow your concerns to what's going in your own little circle.
Not only that - we live in a culture that discourages empathy. A
culture that too often tells us our principle goal in life is to be
rich, thin, young, famous, safe, and entertained. A culture
where those in power too often encourage these selfish
impulses."
Articles about what other people have said about empathy
Interview with Dr. Arthur Ciaramicoli one of the
authors of the book "The Power of Empathy: A
Practical Guide to Creating
Intimacy, Self-Understanding, and Lasting Love
in Your Life"
authors of the book "The Power of Empathy: A
Practical Guide to Creating
Intimacy, Self-Understanding, and Lasting Love
in Your Life"
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