Question

skills for healthy relationships
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what is empathy?
○ a feeling of discomfort about the misfortune of another person
○ care or concern for another person going through a difficult situation
○ a desire to eliminate the hurt that another person is experiencing
○ the ability to recognize and share the emotions of another person
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Explanation:

Empathy is defined as the ability to recognize and share the emotions of another person. The first option describes discomfort about another's misfortune, which is not empathy. The second option is care or concern, which is more related to sympathy. The third option is a desire to eliminate hurt, which is an action rather than the core of empathy. Only the fourth option accurately captures the essence of empathy as per psychological definitions.

Answer:

the ability to recognize and share the emotions of another person