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    “Positive Psychology”

    PSY-422
    Lecture 9
    “Empathy and Egotism”

    By: Wajeeha Komal


    Lecturer
    Department of Education & Psychology
    KUST

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    Outlines
     What is Empathy? A Definition
     Why is Empathy Important in Counseling
     How to Show Empathy (in Counseling)
     How to Cultivate Empathy (as a Counselor)
     Conceptual Framework for the Debate
     The Bare Theses
     Egoistic vs. Altruistic Desires
     Ultimate/Intrinsic Desires
     Relating Egoism and Altruism

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

     What is Empathy? A Definition


     According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, empathy is:
     “the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously
    experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or
    present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated
    in an objectively explicit manner; also : the capacity for this”.
     Explanation

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    Why is Empathy Important


    One study found that psychotherapy clients “viewed empathy as integral to the
    personal and professional relationship they had with their psychotherapist”,
    and believed that empathy from their psychotherapist benefited their
    psychotherapy sessions.
     Signs of empathy
     Types
     Uses
     Impact
     Barriers to empathy

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    How to Show Empathy (in Counseling)


    The Macfarlane (2017) study, discussed above, indicates that
    clients benefit when they feel their therapist is demonstrating
    empathy. It is important, then, to discuss ways that therapists can
    show they are being empathetic.

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    How to Cultivate Empathy (as a Counselor)


    A type of mindfulness meditation called loving-kindness
    meditation (LKM) has been shown to increase cognitive empathy levels
    in masters-level counseling students.

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    Psychological Egoism

    Conceptual Framework for the Debate


    Psychological egoism is a theory about motivation, usually with a focus on the
    motivation of human (intentional) action.
    It is exemplified in the kinds of descriptions we sometimes give of people’s
    actions in terms of hidden, ulterior motives.
    Explanation :

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    a. The Bare Theses


    Egoism is often contrasted with altruism. Although the egoism-altruism debate
    concerns the possibility of altruism in some sense, the ordinary term “altruism”
    may not track the issue that is of primary interest here.
    Explanation :
    b. Egoistic vs. Altruistic Desires
    We can begin to add substance to our bare theses by characterizing what it is to
    have an altruistic versus an egoistic desire. As some philosophers have pointed
    out, the psychological egoist claims that all of one’s ultimate desires
    concern oneself in some sense.
    Explanation :

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    Ultimate/Intrinsic Desires
    The reason for the focus on ultimate desires is that psychological egoists
    don’t deny that we often have desires that are altruistic. They do claim,
    however, that all such altruistic desires ultimately depend on an egoistic
    desire that is more basic.
    Explanation :
    d. Relating Egoism and Altruism
    There are two important aspects to highlight regarding how psychological
    egoism and altruism relate to one another.
    Explanation :
    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    References
     Arpaly, N. (2014). Duty, desire and the good person: Towards a non-Aristotelian account of virtue.
    Philosophical Perspectives 28, 59-74.

     Assad, K. K., Donnellan, M. B., and Conger, R. D. (2007). Optimism: An enduring resource for romantic
    relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 93, 285–297.

     Parks, A. C. , & Schueller, S. M. (2014). The Wiley Blackwell handbook of positive psychological
    interventions . West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons.

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]
    Topic: Empathy and Egotism

    Thanks

    Course: Positive Psychology, PSY-422 , Instructor: Wajeeha Komal, Lecturer , Department of Education & Psychology, KUST- Email: [email protected]

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