Question

Empathy and sympathy are two words that mean the same thing.
Group of answer choices

True

False

Answer 1

False.

Empathy and sympathy are related but different:
- Empathy: you understand and share another person's feelings (you put yourself in their shoes).
- Sympathy: you feel pity or sorrow for someone else's situation but remain emotionally separate.

Example: If a friend is grieving, empathy is sitting with them and feeling their pain; sympathy is saying, "I'm sorry for your loss," without sharing the emotional experience.