The Fundamental Importance of Simple Operational Definitions of Introspection and Empathy

Welker, Robert L.

doi:10.1002/j.2167-4086.2005.tb00226.x

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly

2005

DOI: 10.1002/j.2167-4086.2005.tb00226.x

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The Fundamental Importance of Simple Operational Definitions of Introspection and Empathy

Robert L. Welker¹

Abstract: Instead of asking why psychoanalysis has lost its central position in mental healthAll physical theories . . . ought to lend themselves to so simple a description that even a child could understand them.-Albert Einstein [Hayden 2003, p. 48]

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The Role of Empathy and Adult Attachment in Predicting Stigma toward Severe and Persistent Mental Illness and other Psychosocial or Health Conditions

Webb

Peterson

Willis

et al. 2016

Journal of Mental Health Counseling

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Research suggests that empathy may reduce stigma, while adult attachment style may influence empathy. We examined stigma toward schizophrenia and other psychosocial or health concerns. We created vignettes describing a person displaying behavioral problems with different reasons offered for the behavior. Vignettes were followed by stigma items. Participants (N = 347) also completed empathy and adult attachment scales. The most stigma was found with a homelessness vignette, and the least with an Alzheimer's disease vignette. No significant differences in stigma were found between bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or “severe psychological disorder” vignettes. Hierarchical regression analysis indicated a significant main effect for empathy. Interaction terms for empathy and adult attachment did not explain a significant proportion of stigma variance. Results are discussed in terms of mainstream conceptions of these conditions.

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The Role of Empathy and Adult Attachment in Predicting Stigma toward Severe and Persistent Mental Illness and other Psychosocial or Health Conditions

Webb

Peterson

Willis

et al. 2016

Journal of Mental Health Counseling

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The Fundamental Importance of Simple Operational Definitions of Introspection and Empathy

Abstract: Instead of asking why psychoanalysis has lost its central position in mental healthAll physical theories . . . ought to lend themselves to so simple a description that even a child could understand them.-Albert Einstein [Hayden 2003, p. 48]

Cited by 1 publication

References 25 publications

The Role of Empathy and Adult Attachment in Predicting Stigma toward Severe and Persistent Mental Illness and other Psychosocial or Health Conditions

The Role of Empathy and Adult Attachment in Predicting Stigma toward Severe and Persistent Mental Illness and other Psychosocial or Health Conditions

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