Caregiving
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| - | '''Compassion''' is an understanding of the emotional state of another. Not to be confused with [[empathy]], compassion is often combined with a desire to alleviate or reduce the [[suffering]] of another or to show special kindness to those who suffer. However, compassion may lead an individual to ''feel'' empathy with another person. | + | '''Caregiving''' is the act of providing care and support to an [[intimate relationship]] partner. Caregiving behaviours are aimed at reducing the partner's distress and supporting his or her coping efforts in situations of either threat or challenge. Caregiving may include emotional support (expressions of care, affection, sympathy, and encouragement) and/or instrumental support (provision of information, advice, and tangible resources). |
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| - | Compassion is often characterized through actions, wherein a person acting with compassion will seek to aid those they feel compassionate for. Acts of compassion are generally considered those which take into account the pain of others and attempt to alleviate that pain. In this sense, the various forms of the [[Ethic of reciprocity|Golden Rule]] are in part based on the concept of compassion, if also on the concept of [[empathy]]. | + | |
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| - | Compassion differs from other forms of helpful or humane behavior in that its focus is primarily on the alleviation of pain and [[suffering]]. Acts of [[kindness]] which seek primarily to confer benefit rather than relieve existing pain and suffering are better classified as acts of [[altruism]], although, in this sense, compassion itself can be seen as a subset of altruism, it being defined as the type of behavior which seeks to benefit others by reducing their suffering. | + | |
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[Compassion in spirituality]] | + | |
| - | *[[Empathy]] | + | |
| - | *[[Caregiving]] | + | |
| - | *[[Forgiveness]] | + | |
| - | *[[Humility]] | + | |
| - | *[[Patience]] | + | |
| - | *[[Tenderness]] | + | |
| - | *[[Hope]] | + | |
| - | *[[Anger]] | + | |
| - | == Namesakes == | + | |
| - | *''[[Sex Out of Compassion]]'' | + | |
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Caregiving is the act of providing care and support to an intimate relationship partner. Caregiving behaviours are aimed at reducing the partner's distress and supporting his or her coping efforts in situations of either threat or challenge. Caregiving may include emotional support (expressions of care, affection, sympathy, and encouragement) and/or instrumental support (provision of information, advice, and tangible resources).
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