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how raise empathy for HIV+ people? May 22, 2003 How best can one raise the empathy of healthy persons toward those who are HIV+? |
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 Understanding and empathy toward those with HIV infection improves with greater education about the illness. Knowledge and understanding of the illness helps people to realize that HIV infection is a medical illness, rather than a moral punishment for bad behavior or some other myth. Empathy can also be enhanced by putting a face on the disease. When someone hears the story of another person with HIV infection, or meets with them, the more emotional and personal effect of a narrative or face-to-face meeting can promote the development of empathy. | ||||||||
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