Differentiate Between Empathy, Sympathy, and Personal Distress

question 36

Essay

Differentiate between empathy, sympathy, and personal distress. What consequences does each have for prosocial behavior?

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Definitions:

Regular Elections

The scheduled, periodic process by which citizens vote to choose their representatives, ensuring the continuity and legitimacy of democratic governance.

Policy Alternatives

Various strategies or plans of action designed to achieve a specific goal, particularly in the context of governmental or organizational decision-making.

Legal-Rational Authority

A form of leadership or rule in which authority is legitimized by legal rules and regulations, and by the belief in the legality of enacted rules and the right of leaders to issue commands.

Political Office

An elected or appointed position within a government where the individual has specific duties, responsibilities, and powers to make decisions that shape public policy.