1. Using your own words, what does being empathic mean to you? 2. If empathy is necessary for therapeutic patient–provider relationships, why is sympathy likely to impede empathic responses? 3....

1. Using your own words, what does being empathic mean to you?

2. If empathy is necessary for therapeutic patient–provider relationships, why is sympathy likely to impede empathic responses?

3. Identify potential affects of empathy on patient–provider relationships.