Dr. Peter Kramer looks at the seductive power of empathy. Warning: it can be dangerous
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Kramer, a clinical psychiatry professor, answers questions on the true meaning of empathy and its significance in human relationships. Although empathy is a basic human quality, it is not always wise to be empathic towards another person just as it can sometimes be distressing to receive empathy from another.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1999
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Dr. Peter Kramer on knowing another
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Kramer believes that it is possible to know many things about a person but there will always be things that will be kept private. Intimacy is not only expressed through explicit communication but also through non-verbal means.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1999
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The difference beauty makes
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Kramer does not believe in the argument by social scientists that beauty is essential in a person's quality of life. These views are a result of misinterpretations of studies. Mere beauty is overshadowed by social skills.
Publication Name: Self
Subject: Women's issues/gender studies
ISSN: 0149-0699
Year: 1999
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