This definition involves two central dimensions of compassion. The first is known as the psychology of engagement and involves sensitivity to and awareness of the presence of suffering and its causes.
Clifford C. Cliff Clavin, Jr. (born 1947 or 1949), is a fictional character on the American television show Cheers co-created (and played) by John Ratzenberger. A postal worker, he is the bar's know-it-all and was a contestant on the game show Jeopardy!
Messages: 11,080. Date Posted: Mar 14, 2015 #13. I think in Cheers he started as that. In Frasier he was supposed to be just a radio counselor of sorts, but later in the series when he went into private practice they kind of dropped the ball in that regard.