Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:47:08Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 SimonePL.pdf: 367978 bytes, checksum: 92f8358b98111bbab5566cdabe217d43 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-05-19 / Empathy is a basic facilitating element of the therapeutic helping relationship and the humanization process in health care. The objectives of this study were to identify the empathy level of health professionals working in the obstetrical sector of a university hospital recognized for its humanistic care and the perceptions of the women under their care regarding the empathic behavior shown by these professionals during hospitalization. We conducted a quanti/qualitative study with 47 health professionals that worked in the obstetrical sector (13 obstetricians, 12 nurses, 22 nurse technicians) and an intentional sample of 101 women that received cared from these professionals during the study period. We collected data by means of the Jefferson Empathy Scale for Health Professioals (JEPS-HR) and the Patient?s Perception of Health Professional Empathy (PPHPE), and two additional open questions designed to obtain the subjective opinion about the empathic behavior during the care. We utilized thematic analysis for the data obtained through the open questions and descriptive and inferential statistics for the quantitative data. We identified five thematic categories that represent the aspects valued by the professionals in their relationship with the women under their care: emotional involvement, communication, warm environment, integral vision and technical/scientific knowledge. The mean score on the JEPS-HR reported for the health professionals was 120,40, being that the maximum possible was 140.The Cronbach Alpha for the JEPS-HR was 0,83, indicating an acceptable level of reliability for this population. We consider therefore, that these professionals presented an acceptable empathy level when compared to other populations observed with the JEPS-HR. The results also indicated that women had statistically significant (p ≤ 0,05) higher scores than men and that professionals with higher working hours tended to have lower scores in the empathy scale (r = -0,288; p ≤ 0,05). The analysis of the subjective responses of the women indicated that they were satisfied with the humanistic care provided by the professionals but they also point out the existence of some power relationships. There were no significant differences in the empathy level of the medical or nursing team perceived by the women who registered means of 41,90 and 41,20 respectively on the PPHPE. In view of these results and considering the relevance of the element of empathy for care based on humanistic values, we reiterate the importance of further in-service training for the health team of the hospital in focus, on the topics of empathy and global aspects of humanized care for the implementation of its mission / Os relacionamentos voltados a ajudar o outro s?o conceituados como terap?uticos, sendo a empatia, elemento fundamental e facilitador desse relacionamento e conseq?ente processo de humaniza??o da assist?ncia em sa?de. O presente estudo tem como objetivos, identificar o n?vel de empatia dos profissionais do setor obst?trico de um hospital universit?rio reconhecido pela assist?ncia human?stica prestada ?s parturientes e a percep??o das mulheres receptoras do cuidado acerca da empatia demonstrada no atendimento. Realizamos uma pesquisa de abordagem quanti/qualitativa, na qual participaram do estudo, os 47 profissionais que atuam no setor obst?trico (13 m?dicos, 12 enfermeiros, 22 t?cnicos de enfermagem) e uma amostra intencional de 101 mulheres atendidas por esses profissionais durante o per?odo do estudo. Dados foram coletados atrav?s das escalas Jefferson de Empatia dos Profissionais de Sa?de (EJEPS) e Percep??o do Paciente sobre a Empatia dos Profissionais de Sa?de (PPEPS) e duas quest?es abertas inicias, objetivando verificar as opini?es subjetivas sobre a empatia prestada durante o atendimento. Utilizamos an?lise estat?stica descritiva e inferencial para os dados quantitativos e an?lise tem?tica das respostas ?s quest?es abertas. Foram identificadas cinco categorias que representam os aspectos que os profissionais valorizam no relacionamento com as mulheres: envolvimento emocional, comunica??o, ambiente acolhedor, vis?o integral e o conhecimento t?cnico-cient?fico. Na an?lise quantitativa, o escore de empatia encontrado nos profissionais foi, em m?dia, de 120,40 , sendo o m?ximo poss?vel 140. Neste estudo, o EJEPS apresentou um coeficiente alfa de Cronbach de 0,83 demonstrando um n?vel aceit?vel de confiabilidade com essa popula??o. Consideramos, portanto, que esses profissionais apresentam um bom n?vel de empatia quando comparados com outras popula??es observadas com o EJEPS. Os resultados tamb?m demonstram que a empatia adquiriu maior n?vel entre as mulheres (p ≤ 0,05) e que os profissionais com maior jornada de trabalho tendiam possuir menores n?veis de empatia (r = -0,288; p ≤ 0,05). A an?lise das respostas subjetivas das mulheres indicam que elas est?o satisfeitas com o cuidado human?stico, mas identificam a exist?ncia de express?es de poder nos profissionais. Na percep??o das mulheres, n?o houve diferen?a na empatia demonstrada pela equipe m?dica e a de enfermagem conforme os escores m?dios no PPEPS (41,90 e 41,20 respectivamente).Diante desses resultados e considerando a relev?ncia da empatia para operacionaliza??o de uma assist?ncia voltada para os valores human?sticos, refor?amos a import?ncia da capacita??o dos profissionais que atuam no hospital em foco, abordando a empatia e aspectos globais da humaniza??o para melhor implementa??o de sua miss?o

This research aimed to investigate the contributions of emotions and Emotional Intelligence (EI) to social work practice with children and families in Malaysia. A mixture of methods within an ethnographic approach was used. The Assessing Emotions Scale (AES) (Schutte et al., 2007) was completed by 105 child social workers. The levels of EI and differences in EI according to certain demographic characteristics were identified. Individual interviews with 25 child social workers were conducted to explore their perceptions concerning emotions and EI in the workplace. Observations were carried out over a period of three months to investigate how emotions were expressed in terms of behaviour. The quantitative results showed that levels of EI were high (mean=131.69, SD=12.483). The workers were reported to be emotionally intelligent in perceiving emotions, dealing with their own and others’ emotions and utilising emotions in their professional conduct. There were no significant differences by gender (p-value=0.367 > 0.05), marital status (p-value=0.694 > 0.05), age group F (d=3, 101), P > .05=1.468) or length of service F (d=4,100), P > .05=0.331), but there was a difference with regard to educational level F (d=3,101), P < .05=6.878). The qualitative research findings seemed to show that skills in empathising, expressing and regulating one’s and others’ emotional experiences, as well as religious practice factors, contributed to EI. The qualitative research findings also revealed the strength of religious beliefs in Malaysian social workers, which facilitate the qualities of EI. The present study implies that the spiritual and religious dimension of practice should not be ignored in social work education and training.

This essay aims to provide an overview of some key theories and frameworks regarding moral cognition and its neural correlates, in order to examine the possibilities of enhancement of moral cognition. Moral cognition arises from the functional integration of several distinct brain regions and networks. These neural systems correspond to different socioaffective abilities, such as empathy and compassion, as well as sociocognitive abilities, such as theory of mind. Due to this neural distinction, these moral abilities, behaviors, and emotions can be targeted and trained separately. Recent research suggests that training sociocognitive and socioaffective abilities increases cortical thickness in corresponding brain regions and networks, hence providing support for adult neural plasticity in relation to moral cognition. Increased cortical thickness also corresponds to enhanced performance in socioaffective and sociocognitive abilities. Training compassion and empathy induce enhanced abilities to pick up emotional cues, as well as strengthen the motivation to alleviate others’ distress. Practicing theory of mind allows for a better understanding of the perspective of others, which has been indicated to reduce biases between individuals or societal groups. Thus, enhanced moral cognition can contribute to an increase in consideration for those affected by our choices and behavior, which may yield more compassionate, just, and safe societies.

This study is about possibilities for improving representation of mentally ill characters in roleplaying computer games. The areas of improvement are empathy for the characters by the players, enjoyment of the game by players, and more accurate depictions of mental illness in computer games. The qualitative study created three unique character concepts, each with two backstories/game concepts, and interviewed respondents on the three aforementioned areas. The research focused on common stereotypes held in modern society and the history of these embedded beliefs, as well as what mental illness really looks like and how negative stereotypes affect an audience. The research also covers current representation of mental illness in video games and analyses their depictions. The study concludes that stereotypes about mentally ill people are harmful, and that accurate and empathetic representations of mentally ill characters in video games should begin with detailed research and respect for the issue at hand.

Orientador: Sandro Caramaschi / Banca: Silvia Deutsch / Banca: Ana Flora Zaniratto Zonta / Resumo: A dança é uma das primeiras manifestações registradas de comportamento e comunicação da humanidade, persistindo, retratando e adaptando-se às necessidades, interesses, ansiedades e ideias de cada época. Dentre os vários motivos para dançarmos, podemos dizer que a dança é uma preliminar ao cortejamento, em especial a dança de salão, devido à proximidade e ao contato corporal, que podem ser instrumentos para expressar uma variedade de emoções e desejos para futuros relacionamentos amorosos. Nessa perspectiva, a presente pesquisa teve por objetivo investigar o papel social da dança, manifestado em diversos ambientes, numa perspectiva evolucionista, visando entender o processo de socialização e escolha de parceiros, através de comparações entre os gêneros e correlações com a sociossexualidade e o nível empático dos participantes. Participaram do estudo duzentos universitários (100 mulheres e 100 homens), de uma universidade pública do interior paulista, oriundos dos cursos de Psicologia, Educação Física, Engenharia Civil, Jornalismo e Física. Os instrumentos utilizados para a coleta das informações foram: questionário sobre a atividade dançante (desenvolvido especificamente para a pesquisa), inventário de Orientação Sociossexual (IOSS) e inventário de Empatia (IE). A análise dos dados foi realizada de forma descritiva (dados qualitativos) e estatística não paramétrica (dados quantitativos). A apresentação e análise das informações foram discutidas á luz da literatura e emergiram os seguintes temas principais: aspectos relacionados com a atividade de dançar, importância da dança na vida e nos relacionamentos, função da dança e selecão de parceiros. O estudo evidenciou as diferenças significativas entre os gêneros, em algumas dimensões das categorias emergidas do questionário e, no que diz respeito à... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo / Abstract: Dancing is one of the primary manifestations of human communication and behavior that persist and adapt itself to the needs, interests, anxieties and ideas of each epoch. Among the multiple reasons for dancing, we can say that dancing can be considered as a prelude to courtship specially ballroom dance, due to the proximity and bodies contact it propitiate which can be instruments to express a variety of emotions and desires that can end up in a future amorous relationship. The present study is viewing dance through this perspective, with the main purpose of investigationg the social role of dancing showed in different environments in an evolutionist approach, aiming to understand the socialization an partners selection process through comparisons made between genders and correlations to the sociosexuality and empathy level between the participants. Two hundred college students (100 women and 100 men) from a public university from the interior of Sao Paulo State. Brazil, all of them attending to the following courses: Psychology, Physical Education, Civil Engineering, Journalism and Physics. The instrument used for collecting information were: a questionnaire about dancing activity (specially developed for this study); Inventory Orientation (IOSS) and Empathy Inventory (IE). Data analysis was carried out in a descriptive way (qualitative data) and non-parametric statistics (quantitative data). The information and analyzes were discussed based on the literature. The principal thermes emerged: aspects related to dancing activity, the importance of dancing in their lives, and their lives, and their relationships, the role of dancing in partner's selection. This study found significant differences between genders in some dimensions of the questionnaire categories and, related to the sociosexuality, male population was more... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

[pt] Achados recentes sugerem que pistas sociais e contextuais podem moderar respostas a emoções alheias. O presente trabalho investigou cognição sócio-contextual em reações emocionais vicárias. Foi examinado se respostas convergentes e divergentes dependem da afiliação grupal, direção do olhar e a emoção mostrada pelo emissor; e se o grau proximidade modera respostas aversivas e compassivas ao sofrimento alheio. Essas variáveis emocionais foram analisadas por autorrelato, expressões faciais, rastreio ocular e dilatação de pupila. Os achados respaldam teorias de cognição social e seus efeitos sobre emoção e empatia. / [en] Recent findings suggest that social and contextual cues may moderate responses toward other s emotions. Therefore, the current work investigated socio-contextual cognition in vicarious emotional reactions. It was examined if convergent and divergent responses depend on group membership, gaze direction, and the emotion showed by the displayer; and if degrees of closeness moderate aversive and compassionate responses to other s suffering. These emotional variables were assessed by self-report, facial expressions, gaze behavior and pupil dilatation. Findings supports theories of social cognition and its effects on emotion and empathy.

abstract: In 2015, Germany was at the center of one of the largest displacements in history as upwards of a million refugees, many from Syria, fled to Germany. In my study, I was fortunate enough to spend three months living in Germany and interacting with Germans and refugees to hear their stories of positive intercultural interaction. Through the integration of Acculturation Theory (Berry, 1980), Cross-Cultural Adaptation Theory (Y.Y. Kim, 1980), and Coordinated Management of Meaning Theory (Pearce & Cronen, 1980) I conducted a qualitative research project where I interviewed 44 individuals representing both German citizens (25) and refugees (19) and collected their stories of positive intercultural interactions with one another. These stories affirmed the importance of intercultural competency, social support, and empathy as core elements of positive interaction providing a platform to create future initiatives grounded in these elements as others engage in intercultural transitions and develop migrant-host relationship. Furthermore, this research underscored the need to address both host and migrant experiences during intercultural transitions being sure not to privilege either group when seeking positive paths to facilitate interaction. / Dissertation/Thesis / Doctoral Dissertation Communication 2017

This essay explores the hierarchy amongst the characters in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter novels with a theoretical focus on Critical Race Theory. The representation of the house-elves will be examined in relation to racism and slavery, which will be compared to values that have been influential in the past and that still shape society today. The result reveals that racism and slavery is presented throughout the novels and has a distinct connection with the British Empire as well as with Great Britain today. Counter narratives exhibit a new truth that is unveiled through the stories of the house-elves and create better understanding regarding discrimination. A pedagogical analysis has in addition been conducted on the novels to enhance the counter narratives through empathy. The student will with the novels, receive different perspectives that can help them to develop their empathic abilities.

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However, there are no works evidencing if occur alterations in nociception by living together with a cagemate with chronic pain and which encephalic structures would be involved in this modulation. To overcome this, male Swiss-albino mice were housed in groups or in pairs. The role of amygdala, ACC and insula are accessed by non-selective inactivation with cobalt chloride (CoCl2). Mice housed in groups (Experiment 1), aging 6-8 weeks, underwent a stereotaxic surgery. 4 to 5 days after surgery, these animals received saline or CoCl2 microinjection, and, after 10 minutes, they were submitted to the writhing test during 5 minutes (acetic acid 0.6%, i.p., nociceptive stimulus). On the dyads (Experiment 2), animals lived together for 28 days since weaning. On the 14th day, one animal of each pair were submitted to a sciatic nerve constriction (SNC animal) or not (sham animal). On the 24th day, the cagemate underwent a stereotaxic surgery, and, on the 28th day, they were submitted to the writhing test after microinjection of saline or CoCl2, like the procedure described to Experiment 1. To Experiment 1 were utilized Student s t test to independent samples; to Experiment 2 were utilized two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA; living together x treatment). Duncan s multiple range tests were utilized as post hoc. A p value of 0.05 or less was required for significance in both experiments. In Experiment 1, inactivation of the amygdala increased the number of writhing, while inactivation of ACC and insula did not alter this measure, suggesting a distinct modulatory role of these structures on the sensorial compound of pain. Our results demonstrated that for the mice that lived in groups, while inactivation of the ACC and insula did not change writhing, inactivation of amygdala increased it, suggesting a distinct modulatory role of these structures on sensory component of pain in the writhing test. In Experiment 2, living together with a SNC-cagemate increased writhing on the pair, suggesting that this experience activates the circuitry of neural representation of pain on the observer mouse (state of priming ). Thus, when this animal experienced nociception, its response was exacerbated. In this condition, inactivation of insula and amygdala produces opposite results, i.e., decreased and increased in contortions in those animals that lived together with a SNC animal, respectively. ACC inactivation did not alter writhing behavior. In this sense, our results suggest a different modulatory role of these structures on cognitive, affective-emotional and sensorial components of pain, and on empathy for pain. / Sob uma perspectiva evolucionista, a empatia é expressa pela capacidade de captar sinais emocionais nos outros. Neste sentido, a habilidade em perceber a dor também possui valor claramente adaptativo e evolutivo. A dor pode ser definida como uma experiência subjetiva que inclui componentes sensoriais, afetivo-emocionais e cognitivos. Evidencias apontam para o papel da amídala, córtex cingulado anterior (CCA) e insula na modulação da dor e da empatia. Estudos indicam para a capacidade de roedores em apresentarem empatia frente à dor ou ao sofrimento de seus coespecíficos. Trabalhos da literatura e do nosso grupo demonstram que a convivência em pares é capaz de alterar bidirecionalmente a resposta nociceptiva em camundongos. Entretanto, nenhum estudo havia ainda evidenciado se ocorrem alterações nociceptivas devido à convivência com um coespecífico em quadro de dor crônica, e quais estruturas encefálicas estariam envolvidas nessa modulação. Neste sentido, camundongos machos Suiço-albinos foram alojados em grupos ou em duplas para avaliação do papel da amídala, insula e córtex cingulado anterior por meio de inativação com cloreto de cobalto (CoCl2). Os animais alojados em grupo (Experimento 1), ao atingirem idade entre 6-8 semanas, passaram por cirurgia estereotáxica. De 4 à 5 dias após a cirurgia, esses animais receberam microinjeção de salina ou CoCl2 e, após 10 minutos, foram submetidos ao teste de contorções abdominais (ácido acético 0,6%, i.p., estímulo nociceptivo) durante 5 minutos. Nas duplas (Experimento 2), os animais conviveram por um período de 28 dias após o desmame. No 14º dia, um animal de cada par foi submetido à cirurgia de constrição do nervo ciático (animal CNC) ou não (animal sham). No 24º dia, o camundongo que conviveu com o animal CNC ou animal sham passou por uma cirurgia estereotáxica, e, no 28º dia, foi submetido ao teste de contorções abdominais, após microinjeção de salina ou CoCl2, conforme Experimento 1. Para o Experimento 1 foi utilizado o teste t de Student para amostras independentes; no Experimento 2 foi utilizada a análise de variância (ANOVA) de dois fatores (convívio x tratamento). O post hoc utilizado foi o teste de comparações múltiplas de Duncan. Os valores de p menores ou iguais a 0,05 foram considerados como significativos nos dois experimentos. No Experimento 1, a inativação da amídala aumentou o número de contorções, enquanto a inativação do CCA e da insula não alterou esse parâmetro, sugerindo um papel modulatório distinto dessas estruturas no componente sensorial da dor para o teste de contorções. No experimento 2, o convívio com um animal CNC aumentou o número de contorções no parceiro, sugerindo que essa convivência causou ativação dos circuitos de representatividade neural da dor no camundongo observador (state of priming ). Dessa forma, quando esse animal experiencia nocicepção, sua resposta é exacerbada. Nessa condição, a inativação da insula e amídala produziu resultados opostos, ou seja, diminuição e aumento das contorções naqueles animais que conviveram com o animal CNC, respectivamente. A inativação do CCA não alterou o número de contorções. Nesse sentido, nossos resultados sugerem um papel modulatório distinto dessas estruturas nos componentes cognitivo, afetivo-emocional e sensorial da dor, e na empatia para a dor.

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The methods used for the making of the work are, concurrently, the deductive method of theoretical approach, with the aim to verify the conclusions of the argumentative analysis of this metaethical theory find satisfactory answer to the problems previously identified and, then, that the level criticism of some of their claims lay the foundations of this theory, the same way as the dialectical method to justify the adoption of this new theory instead of the current one, which act as a parameter of formulation with logical-argumentative resolute purpose. The present study consists of four (04) chapters, the first being the introduction, besides conclusion. The second chapter presents the theoretical and philosophical foundations of contemporary ethics of care, from sentimentality and ethical emotivism, in addition to the ethics of care seminal feminist theory. The third one outlines the fundaments of some theoretical misconceptions in Kantian rationality, especially the so-called moral cleansing process that seeks to promote the unity of reason. The fourth chapter draws up a conceptual attempt to empathize and outlined the main arguments of the empathy-based ethics of care, etched categories by analyzing some authors present the philosophy and moral psychology. Finally, I conclude that it is possible the theoretical underpinning of care ethics from empathy as well as possible and be more advisable to apply this theory as a basis and instrument of Human Rights instead of the actual Kantian ethics, since it brings together most successfully moral judgments and the subsequent action according to their requirements. I propose feelings as non-textual elements of human rights and therefore the urgent need for an education in/ for human rights also as a sentimental education. Other issues concerning the validity of ethics of care and empathy remain open in the final, which highlights the importance for further investigation of this theory under the realm of Law. / Nesta dissertação, apresenta-se a ética do cuidado que, contemporaneamente, opera-se pelo uso da empatia como ferramenta de reconhecimento e motivação morais. O objetivo é pugnar pela consistência teórica da ética do cuidado como alternativa levada a cabo por uma revisão deontológica dos direitos humanos, uma vez que gera resultados mais robustos quanto à efetividade de suas prescrições, no âmbito da teoria da ação moral. Os métodos utilizados para a confecção do trabalho são, concorrentemente, o método dedutivo de abordagem teórica, com o escopo de verificar se as conclusões obtidas da análise argumentativa desta teoria metaética encontrarão resposta satisfatória aos problemas previamente identificados e, a seguir, em que patamar as críticas a algumas de suas alegações põem os fundamentos de tal teoria, da mesma forma que o método dialético, para justificar a adoção dessa nova teoria em detrimento da teoria atual, o que desempenhará o papel de formulador de parâmetros lógico-argumentativos com finalidade resolutiva. O presente estudo é composto de 04 (quatro) capítulos, sendo o primeiro a introdução, ademais de considerações finais. No segundo capítulo, apresentam-se as bases teóricofilosóficas da ética do cuidado contemporânea, a partir do sentimentalismo e do emotivismo ético, ademais da ética do cuidado seminal, da teoria feminista. No terceiro, esboçam-se os fundamentos de alguns dos encurtamentos teóricos da racionalidade kantiana, especialmente o chamado processo de assepsia moral que a unicidade da razão pretende promover. No quarto, elabora-se uma tentativa conceitual para empatia e delineiam-se os principais argumentos da ética do cuidado de bases empáticas, recortando-se categorias através da análise de alguns autores atuais da filosofia e psicologia moral. Por fim, concluise que é possível a sustentação teórica da ética do cuidado a partir da empatia, bem como ser possível e mais recomendável a aplicação desta teoria como base deontológica em detrimento da kantiana, às normativas de direitos humanos, uma vez que compaginam com maior sucesso os juízos morais e a ação segundo suas prescrições. Propõe-se os sentimentos como elementos não-textuais dos direitos humanos e, portanto, a urgência de que uma educação em/para direitos humanos seja, também, uma educação sentimental. Outras questões de validade da ética do cuidado como empatia permanecem em aberto nas considerações finais, o que ressalta relevância da continuidade da investigação desta teoria no âmbito do Direito.