Compassionate leadership

Compassion -

None of the other statements is correct

Is essentially synonymous with the concept of empathy

Is not required for the experience of empathy

Is required for the experience of empathy

Psychologists believe that the emotion of pity does not require actual behaviour to help others. Pity may also imply that a person feels that the individual experiencing distress may be unworthy of help. As a result -

Pity and compassion are likely to be very similar concepts

Pity has no overlap at all with the concept of compassion

The emotion of pity is probably necessary for people to experience compassion

Pity is probably more related to the concept of empathy than compassion

In the model of compassion developed by Clara Strauss and her collaborators, distress is -

An experience that can affect all people, regardless of their social status or intelligence

Linked to an unwillingness to tolerate unpleasant feelings

Caused by inadequate coping resources

A symptom of insufficient coping capacity

The best way of thinking about compassion is that it is -

None of the other answers is correct

A human experience that any of us can have when we empathise with pain or suffering in a person or persons

A way to build relationships and alliances by helping others so that they may one day help us

A psychological and behavioural experience that involves both noticing distress and acting upon it

A central argument being made in the article is that -

The demonstration of compassion may benefit both the target of compassionate behaviour as well as the person producing the compassionate behaviour

Two of the other responses are correct

The notion of compassionate behaviour is not entirely compatible with the concept of running a for-profit business

Displays of compassion may create an organisational culture that ultimately benefits the organisation

Compassion has been described as having socio-comparative value. The notion of contempt -

Likewise requires that a person not only experience a certain emotional state but also acts upon it

Implies that the person expressing contempt may be lacking in social skills

May also have a socio-comparative purpose as it signals to others that the person displaying contempt believes in his or her own superiority to others

Is likely to signal to others that the person is intelligent and warm

Coaching with compassion likely requires that a manager -

Asks the person being coached repeatedly about his or her feelings

Focus only on the strengths and qualities of the person being coached

Asks a large number of questions about the family life of the individual being coached

Demonstrate concern for the individual being coached as a human being and not just a resource who can perform tasks for the organisation

In aiming to create an organisational culture in which compassion is more openly expressed, it is likely that -

Role modelling of compassionate behaviour by senior leaders is likely to have a large effect on other people's willingness to demonstrate compassion

Official policies and rules will likely have a contributory effect on people's willingness to be compassionate in the workplace

The profitability of an enterprise may have an inverse relationship with people's ability to behave with compassion

Both role modelling and the presence of certain policies and rules will affect people's propensity to behave with compassion

Which of the following statements is the most likely to be true?

Behaving compassionately towards others has been shown to reduce the incidence of depression

It appears that the experience of empathy for others' feelings may reduce anxiety

It is likely that engaging in acts of kindness towards others may benefit the mental health of the person performing the kind act

None of the other responses is correct

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

People who do not practise compassion may find it difficult to experience happiness

Compassion fatigue is likely to be a problem for many occupations that involve working with clients or customers

The correlation between the demonstration of compassion and the experience of psychological well-being is likely to be very high

Practising compassion on any given day may provide benefits to psychological well-being that spill over onto other days

Compassionate leadership

Compassion -

Psychologists believe that the emotion of pity does not require actual behaviour to help others. Pity may also imply that a person feels that the individual experiencing distress may be unworthy of help. As a result -

In the model of compassion developed by Clara Strauss and her collaborators, distress is -

The best way of thinking about compassion is that it is -

A central argument being made in the article is that -

Compassion has been described as having socio-comparative value. The notion of contempt -

Coaching with compassion likely requires that a manager -

In aiming to create an organisational culture in which compassion is more openly expressed, it is likely that -

Which of the following statements is the most likely to be true?

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

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