Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. 1. What Is Empathy? 1
4. 2. The Building Blocks of Empathy 30
5. 3. Why Is Empathy Important? 55
6. 4. Why Is Empathy So Difficult to Achieve? 76
7. 5. Linking Interpersonal and Social Empathy 99
8. 6. Tools for Measuring and Assessing Empathy 110
9. Appendix A: Research and Statistical Analysis of the Relationship Between Interpersonal Empathy and Social Empathy 125
10. Appendix B: Empathy Assessment Index 137
11. Appendix C: Social Empathy Index 139
12. Appendix D: Interpersonal and Social Empathy Index 143
13. Appendix E: Spanish Translation of the Empathy Assessment Index, the Social Empathy Index, and the Interpersonal and Social Empathy Index 145
14. References 149
15. index 173