Compassion: Social Significance, Role in Healthcare and Psychological Effects
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| Title: | Compassion: Social Significance, Role in Healthcare and Psychological Effects |
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| Description: | Compassion positively correlates to happiness and increases in psychological capabilities, as supported by a substantial body of research. The concept of compassion has been used in a diversity of fields, applications and motivations. The first chapter of this book attempts to theoretically suggest how compassionate and self-compassionate interventions can benefit both the patients and health practitioners, by 1. Investigating the relevance/importance of considering different cultural backgrounds and 2. By introducing emergent findings on self-kindness and 3. By highlighting the significance of self-care. Authors'of the other chapters examine pain, compassion and the importance of two-way motivational communication in the medical field between patient and physician and the positive correlation between compassion, and physiological and psychological health. |
| Authors: | Grant, Pauline |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Compassion--Psychological aspects |
| Categories: | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Interpersonal Relations |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Compassion positively correlates to happiness and increases in psychological capabilities, as supported by a substantial body of research. The concept of compassion has been used in a diversity of fields, applications and motivations. The first chapter of this book attempts to theoretically suggest how compassionate and self-compassionate interventions can benefit both the patients and health practitioners, by 1. Investigating the relevance/importance of considering different cultural backgrounds and 2. By introducing emergent findings on self-kindness and 3. By highlighting the significance of self-care. Authors'of the other chapters examine pain, compassion and the importance of two-way motivational communication in the medical field between patient and physician and the positive correlation between compassion, and physiological and psychological health. |
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| ISBN: | 9781634829625 9781634830126 |
