Empathy
Empathy (English: empathy) is the ability to understand and share another person’s feelings, thoughts, and emotional state while remaining aware that these experiences belong to the other person. Empathy includes both a cognitive component — the ability to understand another person’s perspective — and an affective component — the ability to share their emotions.
In psychology, empathy is considered an important element of interpersonal interaction and communication that helps build deep and meaningful relationships. It plays a key role in the development of social skills such as helping, comforting, and cooperating.
Examples of empathy include comforting a grieving friend, understanding a colleague’s feelings when they are under stress, or resolving conflicts effectively by understanding another person’s point of view.