perspective-taking
Seeing others' angles
Perspective-taking is the mental act of imagining how things look from someone else's point of view—their thoughts, feelings, or circumstances.
It's a core component of empathy and social understanding: The exercise required perspective-taking, asking students to argue the opposite position.
Distinct from sympathy, which feels for someone, perspective-taking thinks as them.
Sharing another's emotions
- theory of mindAttributing mental states to others
- mental simulationImagined rehearsal of events
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- understandingMental comprehension of something
inference · reasoning · attribution · interpretation · metacognition · mentalizing · cognitive flexibility · decentering
Sharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- listeningAttending to sound
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- conflict resolutionSettling disputes between parties
diplomacy · mediation · relationship building · communication · dialogue · connection · sensitivity · attunement
Professional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- reframingChanging interpretive context
- client-centeredOriented toward the served
- active listeningFocused, responsive attention to speech
Rogers · validation · role reversal · empty chair · Gestalt · trauma-informed · insight · reflection
Child cognition researcher
- egocentrismViewing all through oneself
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- social learningAcquiring behavior through observation
cognitive milestones · role-playing · pretend play · moral development · scaffolding · socialization · emotional intelligence · growth
Involving multiple societies
- worldviewComprehensive belief framework
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- relativismContext-dependent truth doctrine
- diversityState of varied elements
inclusion · global mindset · stereotyping · multicultural · collectivism · individualism · context · translation
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- theory of mindAttributing mental states to others
- mental simulationImagined rehearsal of events
- viewpointWay of seeing things
understanding · inference · reasoning · attribution · interpretation · metacognition · mentalizing · cognitive flexibility · decentering · imagination
empathy
Sharing another's emotions
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- listeningAttending to sound
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
conflict resolution · diplomacy · mediation · relationship building · communication · dialogue · connection · sensitivity · attunement · validation
counseling
Professional guidance for problems
- psychotherapyTreatment through guided conversation
- reframingChanging interpretive context
- client-centeredOriented toward the served
active listening · Rogers · validation · role reversal · empty chair · Gestalt · trauma-informed · insight · reflection · mirroring
Piaget
Child cognition researcher
- egocentrismViewing all through oneself
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
social learning · cognitive milestones · role-playing · pretend play · moral development · scaffolding · socialization · emotional intelligence · growth · parenting
cross-cultural
Involving multiple societies
- worldviewComprehensive belief framework
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- relativismContext-dependent truth doctrine
diversity · inclusion · global mindset · stereotyping · multicultural · collectivism · individualism · context · translation · code-switching
- social developmentsocialization, social skills, friendship, social behavior, belonging
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
- empathyempathy, sympathy, compassion, kindness, understanding
- cultural competenceopen-mindedness, empathy, sensitivity, customs, traditions
- empathic listeningactive listening, reflective listening, paraphrasing, reflecting, mirroring
- empathy skillsempathy, sympathy, compassion, caring, kindness
perspective-takingself-absorption
Preoccupation with oneself
egocentrism · self-centeredness · narcissism · solipsism · self-preoccupation
perspective-takinglack of empathy
Inability to share feelings
indifference · callousness · insensitivity · narcissism · obliviousness
perspective-takingclosed-mindedness
Refusal to consider other views
narrow-mindedness · dogmatism · rigidity · tunnel vision · intolerance
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