Compassion: Social Significance, Role in Healthcare and Psychological Effects

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Pauline Grant (Editor)

Series: Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions
BISAC: PSY013000

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 of self-care. Authors’ of the other chapters examine pain, compassion and the importance of two-way motivational communication in the medical field between patient and physician and the positive correlation between compassion, and physiological and psychological health.
(Imprint: Nova)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter One
The Psychological Benefits and Limitations of Compassion and Self-Compassion: A Review and Reflection on Current Theories and Interventions
Relevant to Health Care
(Michail Mantzios, Panagiotis Rentzelas, Helen Egan, Birmingham, England)

Chapter Two
Pain, Compassion and Motivational Communication
(Monique Camerlain, Geneviève Myhal, Community Rheumatologist, Research Associate, Clinique Médicale Belvédère, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada)

Chapter Three
Untainted Compassion: Conceptualising a Tripod Model for Mental Wellness
(Fung Kei Cheng, Hong Kong, The People’s Republic of China)

Bibliography

Index

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