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Anemone
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 Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:18 pm Post subject: three different types of empathy |
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Here's a scale I dug up years ago and then forgot about that people might want to check out. It measures three different types of empathy, plus personal distress (= anxiety getting in way of acting empathic). Max scores 28 on each scale.
interpersonal reactivity index
Means:
Fantasy: men 15.73, women 18.75
Perspective-taking: men 16.78, women 17.96
Empathic Concern: men 19.04, women 21.67
Personal Distress: men 9.46, women 12.28
me:
fantasy: 28
perspective taking:23
empathic concern: 27
personal distress: 21
(I have a fondness for scales I score high on.)
Of course, empathy is all relative, right? |
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Ryn
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:41 pm Post subject: Re: three different types of empathy |
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| Anemone wrote: | Means:
Fantasy: men 15.73, women 18.75
Perspective-taking: men 16.78, women 17.96
Empathic Concern: men 19.04, women 21.67
Personal Distress: men 9.46, women 12.28
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Fantasy: 13
Perspective-taking: 12
Empathetic Concerns: 14
Personal Distress: 18
I'm a girl so my scores seem even lower in comparison.
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Orwell
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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Your scores: Fantasy: 9;
Persective-taking: 9;
Empathic Concern: 10;
Personal Distress: 17
I felt it was a bit ambiguous about "emergency" situations. I don't know if I have really ever been in situations that I would consider emergencies. In any case, I seem to lack empathy. This is consistent with the unanimous verdict of my English class that I have no soul.
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Odin
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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fantasy: 16
perspective taking:9
empathic concern: 24
personal distress: 24
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zen_mistress
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 12:00 am Post subject: |
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Fantasy 23
Perspective Taking23
Empathic Concern 27
Personal Distress 15
However, this isnt a measure of NT empathy, it is a measure of something else. I still dont pay much attention to body language or non-verbals and I dont absorb others feelings when I am around them.
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amaren
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:44 am Post subject: |
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Fantasy: 12
Perspective taking: 14
Empathic Concern: 4
Personal distress: 7
I wasn't sure about the main character questions - a few characters I really get into, they get more real than real people to me. But most movie and book characters I don't like or feel with.
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iceb
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:05 am Post subject: |
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fantasy: 12
perspective taking:15
empathic concern: 11
personal distress: 10
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Sublyme
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:14 am Post subject: |
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Fantasy: 11
Perspective taking:7
Empathic concern: 4
Personal distress: 5
I'm often told I am emotionless. I do not usually express much emotion, not do I really feel much emotion. I know I lack empathy as well. However I know I'm not a robot. I just tend to rationalize away my emotions. In an emergency or really tense emotional situation I'm a good person to have around because I can always think clearly and not panic.
I am female so my scores are really low in comparison to NT women. I try not to look at it as me having no soul or being emotionless....I do experience emotions from time to time, but I may experience them differently.....empathy is something I do lack, and I don't think I really can ever learn to empathize. |
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samantca
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:17 am Post subject: |
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Fantasy: 14
Perspective taking: 6
Empathic concern: 11
Personal Distress: 16 |
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tailfins1959
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:21 am Post subject: |
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Fantasy: 6
Perspective taking: 0
Empathic concern: 6
Personal Distress: 5
Just because you don't "feel someone's pain" doesn't mean you can't be helpful. I view someone having a problem as a "state of chaos" that I try to fix. People learn not to come to me to just "vent". For example, if a friend of the family complains about an abusive member in their household, I'm right there with the cops and later completed restraining order paperwork awaiting their signature.
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anbuend
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 11:56 am Post subject: |
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Your scores: Fantasy: 24;
Persective-taking: 19;
Empathic Concern: 26;
Personal Distress: 11;
Means: Fantasy: men 15.73, women 18.75, range 0-28;
Perspective-taking: men 16.78, women 17.96, range 0-28;
Empathic Concern: men 19.04, women 21.67, range 0-28;
Personal Distress: men 9.46, women 12.28, range 0-28.
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marshall
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Fantasy: 15
Perspective Taking: 14
Empathetic Concern: 22
Personal Distress: 12 |
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Woodpeace
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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My scores:
Fantasy: 22
Perspective Taking: 17
Empathetic Concern: 20
Personal Distress: 20 |
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samtoo
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:48 pm Post subject: |
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Fantasy: 21
Perspective-taking: 16
Empathetic concern: 21
Personal distress: 25
I have a LOT of personal distress...  
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Callista
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| Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: |
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Fantasy 11
Perspective-Taking 22
Empathetic Concern 12
Personal Distress 1
Shows a pretty highly cognitive empathy style. Other peoples' distress doesn't really bother me--but I do try to understand and relieve it.
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