Question

Mark's friend's father has just died. Mark tells his friend that he truly feels the pain that she is going through. Mark really understands her grief, and they cry together, as he can actually feel her loss. This is an example of:

Answer 1

Empathy

Explanation:

Empathy is the term of positive psychology. Empathy is an experience about another person's grief, pain from the self point of view. Empathy is a behavior that promotes pro-social behavior and as well as helping behavior that arises from inner.

Empathy is in contrast with sympathy. Sympathy is cognitively to make understand other person feeling of pain, grief, etc. Empathy is like when people behave in a very compassionate manner. All individuals have different views about the person who is pain. The psychopath has a feeling of empathy but does not have experiential. A true psychopath does not have a feeling of empathy.

SO that when Mark's father died. Her friend told her he can understand her pain which she is going through. When she cries her friend also cry with her. It is an example of empathy.