Empathy in health professions education and patient care. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mohammadreza Hojat.
• Authors: Hojat, Mohammadreza, 1947-
• Contents: Part 1. Empathy in human relationships. Descriptions and conceptualization -- Human connection in health and illness -- An evolutionary perspective, sociophysiology, and heritability -- Psychodynamics and development -- Measurement of empathy in the general population -- Part II. Empathy in health professions education and patient care. A definition and key features of empathy in patient care -- The Jefferson scale of empathy -- The interpersonal dynamics in clinician-patient relationships -- Empathy as related to personal qualities, career choice -- Empathy and gender: are men and women complementary -- Empathy and patient outcomes -- Erosion and enhancement of empathy -- In search of neurological underpinnings of empathy -- Parting thoughts: a systemic paradigm of empathy and future directions -- Concluding remarks.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xl, 450 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 610.696; Psychology; Care of the sick; Physician and patient; Outcome assessment (Medical care); Care of the sick; Outcome assessment (Medical care); Physician and patient; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference; MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine; MEDICAL -- Atlases; MEDICAL -- Essays; MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice; MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine; MEDICAL -- Osteopathy; Empathy; Attitude of Health Personnel; Patient Care -- psychology; Medical -- General; Social Science -- Social Work; Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences; Social work; General practice; Psychology, clinical; Premedical education; Social work; Emergency medicine; Psychology -- Applied Psychology; Health psychology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319276250; 3319276255
• Related ISBNs: 9783319276243; 3319276247
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from electronic title page (ProQuest Ebook Central, viewed August 29, 2018).
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