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5.1 Modern Health Care: From Empathy to Caring

An ideal approach to a healing relationship between physicians and patients goes beyond empathy. In this article published in the Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine you will discover the authors' thoughts about empathy and caring. After you finish reading, respond to the following:

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What do the authors propose is the ideal emotional and behavioral approach to patient care?
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What is the problem with empathy and how is it explained in this context?
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Describe their solution to responding to Ms. G. Does this approach surprise you?
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What is their response to the question: “Why, given the universality of the desire to care and nurture, do so many physicians find caring difficult?” Do you agree or disagree with their speculations?





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