Empathy and Compassion
warmth, affective and cognitive social capacities
As a social species, humans are equipped with affective and cognitive social capacities that enable an understanding of the feelings, mental states, and intentions of others [In contrast to empathy, compassion is characterized by a concern for others, often associated with feelings of warmth and care, and the wish to alleviate their negative feelings [In the past decades, compassion has been conceptually divided into self- and other-related components [