Compassion : social significance, role in healthcare and psychological effects / Pauline Grant, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Grant, Pauline, editor.

Series:

Psychology of emotions, motivations, and actions series.

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations, and Actions

Standardized Title:

Compassion (Nova Science Publishers)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Compassion--Psychological aspects.

Compassion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Compassion positively correlates to happiness and increases in psychological capabilities, as supported by a substantial body of research. The concept of compassion has been used in a diversity of fields, applications and motivations. The first chapter of this book attempts to theoretically suggest how compassionate and self-compassionate interventions can benefit both the patients and health practitioners, by 1. Investigating the relevance/importance of considering different cultural backgrounds and 2. By introducing emergent findings on self-kindness and 3. By highlighting the significance o

Contents:

COMPASSION:SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE,ROLE IN HEALTHCARE ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS; COMPASSION:SOCIAL SIGNIFICANCE,ROLE IN HEALTHCARE ANDPSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1:THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BENEFITS ANDLIMITATIONS OF COMPASSION ANDSELF-COMPASSION: A REVIEW ANDREFLECTION ON CURRENT THEORIESAND INTERVENTIONS RELEVANTTO HEALTH CARE; ABSTRACT; COMPASSION, SELF-COMPASSION AND MINDFULNESS; A CROSS-CULTURAL TAKE ON COMPASSIONAND SELF-COMPASSION; THE EMERGING TOPIC OF SELF-KINDNESS; SELF-COMPASSION AND SELF-CARE; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63483-012-1