Empathy - Revision history

ZoeB: Added citation for comic explaining the issues with the scientific paper's framing

2022-09-01T13:19:05Z

Added citation for comic explaining the issues with the scientific paper's framing

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	== Hyper-empathy ==		== Hyper-empathy ==

	Many Autistic people have what allistic people regard as "too much" empathy,<ref name="right-temporoparietal-junction" /> as we'll be ethical even when no-one's watching.		Many Autistic people have what allistic people regard as "too much" empathy,<ref name="right-temporoparietal-junction" /><ref name="dee-newtsoda" /> as we'll be ethical even when no-one's watching.

	Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.		Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.
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	<ref name="the-ultimate-brain-teaser">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626093637/http://www.liv.ac.uk:80/researchintelligence/issue17/brainteaser.html The Ultimate Brain Teaser]</ref>		<ref name="the-ultimate-brain-teaser">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626093637/http://www.liv.ac.uk:80/researchintelligence/issue17/brainteaser.html The Ultimate Brain Teaser]</ref>
	<ref name="erikaheidewald">[https://twitter.com/erikaheidewald/status/1368966115804598275 Twitter thread] Erika Heidewald</ref>		<ref name="erikaheidewald">[https://twitter.com/erikaheidewald/status/1368966115804598275 Twitter thread] Erika Heidewald</ref>
			<ref name="dee-newtsoda">[https://twitter.com/DeeNewtsoda/status/1514965559410057219 Twitter thread] Newtsoda Dee</ref>
	</references>		</references>

	[[Category:Psychology]]		[[Category:Psychology]]

ZoeB: /* Hyper-empathy */

2022-09-01T11:07:59Z

Hyper-empathy

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	Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.		Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.

	It's ''possible'' that allistic people generally only have empathy for people they know and are familiar with, while not having empathy for strangers.<ref name="erikaheidewald" /> Bear in mind that social circles are somewhat neurologically limited to about 150 people,<ref name="the-ultimate-brain-teaser" /> suggesting that ''most'' people do not have empathy for ''most'' other people, only for their tight-knit group of friends and family. (Verification is definitely needed for this claim, even if it would explain a lot.)		It's ''possible'' that allistic people generally only have empathy for people they know and are familiar with, while not having empathy for strangers.<ref name="erikaheidewald" /> Bear in mind that social circles are somewhat neurologically limited to about 150 people,<ref name="the-ultimate-brain-teaser" /> suggesting that ''most'' people do not have empathy for ''most'' other people, only for their tight-knit group of friends and family. (Verification is definitely needed for this claim, even if it would explain a lot.) If this is true, it's certainly hard for those of us who apparently have hyper-empathy to wrap our heads around.

	== Hypo-empathy ==		== Hypo-empathy ==

ZoeB: /* Hyper-empathy */ It looks like the monkey study shows social circle size, not necessarily a lack of empathy outside it, despite what a Cracked article citing it claims

2022-09-01T11:06:35Z

Hyper-empathy: It looks like the monkey study shows social circle size, not necessarily a lack of empathy outside it, despite what a Cracked article citing it claims

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	Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.		Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.

	It's ''possible'' that allistic people generally only have empathy for people they know and are familiar with, while not having empathy for strangers.<ref name="~~the-ultimate-brain-teaser~~" /><ref name="~~erikaheidewald~~" /> (Verification is definitely needed for this claim, even if it would explain a lot.)		It's ''possible'' that allistic people generally only have empathy for people they know and are familiar with, while not having empathy for strangers.<ref name="erikaheidewald" /> Bear in mind that social circles are somewhat neurologically limited to about 150 people,<ref name="the-ultimate-brain-teaser" /> suggesting that ''most'' people do not have empathy for ''most'' other people, only for their tight-knit group of friends and family. (Verification is definitely needed for this claim, even if it would explain a lot.)

	== Hypo-empathy ==		== Hypo-empathy ==

ZoeB: Tentatively added more dubious claim

2022-09-01T11:00:43Z

Tentatively added more dubious claim

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	Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.		Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.

			It's ''possible'' that allistic people generally only have empathy for people they know and are familiar with, while not having empathy for strangers.<ref name="the-ultimate-brain-teaser" /><ref name="erikaheidewald" /> (Verification is definitely needed for this claim, even if it would explain a lot.)

	== Hypo-empathy ==		== Hypo-empathy ==
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	<ref name="right-temporoparietal-junction">[https://www.jneurosci.org/content/41/8/1699 Right Temporoparietal Junction Underlies Avoidance of Moral Transgression in Autism Spectrum Disorder]</ref>		<ref name="right-temporoparietal-junction">[https://www.jneurosci.org/content/41/8/1699 Right Temporoparietal Junction Underlies Avoidance of Moral Transgression in Autism Spectrum Disorder]</ref>
	<ref name="object-personification-in-autism">[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1362361318793408 Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it]</ref>		<ref name="object-personification-in-autism">[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1362361318793408 Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it]</ref>
			<ref name="the-ultimate-brain-teaser">[https://web.archive.org/web/20040626093637/http://www.liv.ac.uk:80/researchintelligence/issue17/brainteaser.html The Ultimate Brain Teaser]</ref>
			<ref name="erikaheidewald">[https://twitter.com/erikaheidewald/status/1368966115804598275 Twitter thread] Erika Heidewald</ref>
	</references>		</references>

	[[Category:Psychology]]		[[Category:Psychology]]

ZoeB: Added details about being "too" moral and also ascribing emotions to inanimate objects

2022-09-01T10:28:25Z

Added details about being "too" moral and also ascribing emotions to inanimate objects

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	== Hyper-empathy ==		== Hyper-empathy ==

			Many Autistic people have what allistic people regard as "too much" empathy,<ref name="right-temporoparietal-junction" /> as we'll be ethical even when no-one's watching.

			Some of us also have a tendency to ascribe emotional states even to inanimate objects,<ref name="object-personification-in-autism" /> quite possibly explaining the prevalence of plushie [[Collection\|collections]] within the community.

	== Hypo-empathy ==		== Hypo-empathy ==
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	* [[Double empathy problem]]		* [[Double empathy problem]]

			== References ==

			<references>
			<ref name="right-temporoparietal-junction">[https://www.jneurosci.org/content/41/8/1699 Right Temporoparietal Junction Underlies Avoidance of Moral Transgression in Autism Spectrum Disorder]</ref>
			<ref name="object-personification-in-autism">[https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1362361318793408 Object personification in autism: This paper will be very sad if you don't read it]</ref>
			</references>

	[[Category:Psychology]]		[[Category:Psychology]]

ZoeB: Added brief intro definition and example of talking at crossed purposes

2022-09-01T10:07:32Z

Added brief intro definition and example of talking at crossed purposes

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	~~{{Comment\|Insert definition(s) of~~ '''~~empathy~~''' ~~here~~. ~~Maybe add a section about how autistic~~ people (tend to) show ~~empathy and~~ how this ~~might get misinterpreted~~.}}		'''Empathy''' is defined as the ability to understand (cognitive empathy) and share (effective empathy) the feelings of other people.

			This may be somewhat complicated by [[alexithymia]], the ability to feel and describe your own emotions.

			It may also be confounded by the different ways Autistic and allistic people tend to relate to emotions in terms of communication style. For example, if someone describes a plight of theirs, we might offer a similar story of our own to show how much we can relate to it. Allistic people will likely misinterpret this as an attempt to one-up them with a disregard for their feelings, rather than a sign of camaraderie.

	== Hyper-empathy ==		== Hyper-empathy ==

Fochti: /* See also */ Removed a "the"

2022-08-26T21:48:47Z

Fochti: Added two sections that can be filled in later

2022-08-26T21:41:00Z

Added two sections that can be filled in later

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	{{Comment\|Insert definition(s) of '''empathy''' here. Maybe add a section about how autistic people (tend to) show empathy and how this might get misinterpreted.}}		{{Comment\|Insert definition(s) of '''empathy''' here. Maybe add a section about how autistic people (tend to) show empathy and how this might get misinterpreted.}}

			== Hyper-empathy ==

			== Hypo-empathy ==

	== See also ==		== See also ==

ZoeB at 13:25, 24 August 2022

2022-08-24T13:25:34Z

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	Insert definition(s) of '''empathy''' here. Maybe add a section about how autistic people (tend to) show empathy and how this might get misinterpreted~~; see~~ also ~~the~~ [[double empathy problem]].		{{Comment\|Insert definition(s) of '''empathy''' here. Maybe add a section about how autistic people (tend to) show empathy and how this might get misinterpreted.}}

			== See also ==

			* The [[double empathy problem]]

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Fochti at 09:43, 23 August 2022

2022-08-23T09:43:48Z

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	Insert definition(s) of '''empathy''' here. Maybe add a section about how autistic people (tend to) show empathy and how this might get misinterpreted; see also the [[~~Double Empathy Problem~~]].		Insert definition(s) of '''empathy''' here. Maybe add a section about how autistic people (tend to) show empathy and how this might get misinterpreted; see also the [[double empathy problem]].

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	== See also ==		== See also ==

	* ~~The~~ [[~~double~~ empathy problem]]		* [[Double empathy problem]]

	[[Category:Psychology]]		[[Category:Psychology]]