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  2. Sympathy - Wikipedia

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    Sympathy is the perception of, understanding of, and reaction to the distress or need of another life form. [1]According to philosopher David Hume, this sympathetic concern is driven by a switch in viewpoint from a personal perspective to the perspective of another group or individual who is in need.

  3. Haptic communication - Wikipedia

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    However, there are different forms of the handshake that can be given in an appropriate situation which include: a firm handshake (communicates confidence and strength), a limp handshake (conveys weakness and dishonesty), a clasp (use of both hands displays a high level of respect), and a handshake with grip (displays intimidation and dominance).

  4. Pity - Wikipedia

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    Pity is a sympathetic sorrow evoked by the suffering of others. The word is comparable to compassion, condolence, or empathy. It derives from the Latin pietas (etymon also of piety). Self-pity is pity directed towards oneself. Two different kinds of pity can be distinguished, "benevolent pity" and "contemptuous pity". [1]

  5. Glossary of language education terms - Wikipedia

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    Students use vocabulary and concepts already learned to tell a story or describe an event. The teacher writes down the information they provide, and then uses the account to teach language, especially to develop reading skills. Language learning requirements To learn language, students have four needs: They must be exposed to the language.

  6. Empathy - Wikipedia

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    Empathy is generally described as the ability to take on another person's perspective, to understand, feel, and possibly share and respond to their experience. [1] [2] [3] There are more (sometimes conflicting) definitions of empathy that include but are not limited to social, cognitive, and emotional processes primarily concerned with understanding others.

  7. Sympathetic - Wikipedia

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    Sympathetic nervous system, in neurology and neuroscience, a part of the autonomic nervous system; Sympathetic resonance, a harmonic phenomenon wherein a body responds to external vibrations; Sympathetic strings, in music theory, strings on a musical instrument that resonate without contact "Sympathetic", a song by Seether from Disclaimer II

  8. Emotional self-regulation - Wikipedia

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    For example, OTs can work with students to engage in the occupational therapist-developed curriculum The Zones of Regulation, [130] which utilizes evidence-based knowledge, formal assessment, and in-classroom treatment to improve self-regulation of emotional behaviors and create long-lasting changes in habits.

  9. Active listening - Wikipedia

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    Active listening skills, including but not limited to eye contact, no distractions, and clarity seeking, round out these techniques by engaging in an active, respectful, and attentive way. Only by practicing these methods can listeners create a non-threatening, meaningful space for communication.