Malcolm in Atlanta was puzzled by a news story about rats described as empathic. To his science-fiction ear, that sounded related to an empath, a person with an uncanny ability to sense others’ feelings. In ordinary use, empathic and empathetic are...
prostatemphathy n.— «“The percentage of inappropriate PSA screening increased significantly with the age of male health care providers,” they continue. “The cause of these sex and age differences is not clear. It is possible that, as they...
therapism n. a culture or ideal of mental therapy, empathy, or sharing of feelings, especially as a cure. Editorial Note: This term was popularized, although probably not coined by, novelist Fay Weldon. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
