Консультативная психология и психотерапия (Jan 2010)

The problem of empathy development

  • Karyagina T.D.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 38 – 54

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The problem of empathy formation and development within the professional activity of a psychologist is analysed in the paper. The views of C. Rogers and his followers on the problem are presented, and an attempt to understand empathy as a higher mental function in the context of the cultural-historical approach is made. The psychotechnics for the development of empathy as a professional skill are analysed by the example of initial training stages within the tradition of “understanding psychotherapy” created by F. Ye. Vasilyuk.

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