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by Larysa Zhuravlova (Author), Oleksiy Chebykin (Author)
This thought-provoking volume offers psychological perspectives on the formation of empathy and how this determines both antisocial and prosocial behaviors in individuals. It offers a theoretically grounded and empirically proven integrated approach, helping readers gain a holistic understanding of human nature and the need for empathic interaction between people.
Larysa Zhuravlova and Oleksiy Chebykin study the evolution of empathy, peculiarities from birth to old age, and its role in the moral and spiritual development of a person. Key sections explore theoretical and methodological principles of empathy research, the genesis and development of human empathy, the phylogenetic preconditions for empathy, the psychological features of the ontogenesis of empathy, the key factors in personality development, and the experimental study of empathy.
Considering a vision of a society based on empathic relationships, which could deter discrimination, help resolve environmental issues, harmonize interpersonal relationships, and resolve conflict, this new text is for advanced students of developmental and educational psychology. It will have broad appeal across academic and applied discipines in social and developmental psychology, education, the helping professions, and human development.
Author Biography
Larysa Zhuravlova is Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Higher Education of Ukraine, and Head of the Psychology Department at the Polissia National University.
Oleksiy Chebykin is Doctor of Psychology, Professor, Academician of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine, founder of the Southern Scientific Center in Odessa, President of the University of South Ukraine, and Head of the Department of Theory and Methods of Practical Psychology.
