The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science

Preface James R. Doty Part One: Introduction Chapter 1: The Landscape of Compassion: Definitions and Scientific Approaches Jennifer L. Goetz and Emiliana Simon-Thomas Chapter 2: Compassion in Context: Tracing the Buddhist Roots of Secular, Compassion-Based Contemplative Programs Brooke D. Lavelle Chapter 3: The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis: What and So What? C. Daniel Batson Chapter 4: Is Global Compassion Achievable? Paul Ekman and Eve Ekman Part Two: Developmental Approaches Chapter 5: Compassion in Children Tracy L. Spinrad and Nancy Eisenberg Chapter 6: Parental Brain: The Crucible of Compassion James E. Swain and S. Shaun Ho Chapter 7: Adult Attachment and Compassion: Normative and Individual Difference Components Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver Chapter 8: Compassion-Focused Parenting James N. Kirby Part Three: Psychophysiological and Biological Approaches Chapter 9: The Compassionate Brain Olga M. Klimecki and Tania Singer Chapter 10: Two Factors that Fuel Compassion: The Oxytocin System and the Social Experience of Moral Elevation Sarina Rodrigues Saturn Chapter 11: The Impact of Compassion Meditation Training on the Brain and Prosocial Behavior Helen Y. Weng, Brianna Schuyler, and Richard J. Davidson Chapter 12: Cultural neuroscience of compassion and empathy Joan Y. Chiao Chapter 13: Compassionate Neurobiology and Health Stephanie L. Brown and R. Michael Brown Chapter 14: The Roots of Compassion: An Evolutionary and Neurobiological Perspective C. Sue Carter, Inbal Ben-Ami Bartal, and Eric C. Porges Chapter 15: Vagal pathways: Portals to Compassion Stephen W. Porges Part Four: Compassion Interventions Chapter 16: Empathy Building Interventions: A Review of Existing Work and Suggestions for Future Directions Erika Weisz and Jamil Zaki Chapter 17: Studies of Training Compassion: What Have We Learned, What Remains Unknown? Alea C. Skwara, Brandon G. King, and Clifford D. Saron Chapter 18: The Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) Program Philippe R. Goldin and Hooria Jazaieri Chapter 19: From Specific to General: The Biological Effects of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training Jennifer Mascaro, Lobsang Tenzin Negi, and Charles L. Raison Part Five: Social Psychological and Sociological Approaches Chapter 20: Compassion Collapse: Why We Are Numb to Numbers C. Daryl Cameron Chapter 21: The Cultural Shaping of Compassion Birgit Koopman-Holm and Jeanne L. Tsai Chapter 22: Enhancing compassion: Social psychological perspectives Paul Condon and David DeSteno Chapter 23: Empathy, compassion, and social relationships Mark H. Davis Chapter 24: The Class-Compassion Gap: How Socioeconomic Factors Influence Compassion Paul K. Piff and Jake P. Moskowitz Chapter 25: Changes Over Time in Compassion-Related Variables in the United States Sasha Zarins and Sara Konrath Chapter 26: To Help or Not to Help: Goal Commitment and the Goodness of Compassion Michael J. Poulin Part Six: Clinical Approaches Chapter 27: Self-Compassion and Psychological Well-being Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer Chapter 28: Compassion Fatigue Resilience Charles R. Figley and Kathleen Regan Figley Chapter 29: Compassion Fears, Blocks and Resistances: An Evolutionary Investigation Paul Gilbert and Jennifer Mascaro Part Seven: Applied Compassion Chapter 30: Organizational Compassion: Manifestations Through Organizations Kim Cameron Chapter 31: How Leaders Shape Compassion Processes in Organizations Monica C. Worline and Jane E. Dutton Chapter 32: Compassion in Healthcare Sue Shea and Christos Lionis Chapter 33: A Call for Compassion and Care in Education: Toward a More Comprehensive ProSocial Framework for the Field Brooke D. Lavelle, Lisa Flook, and Dara G. Ghahremani Chapter 34: Heroism: Social Transformation Through Compassion in Action Philip G. Zimbardo, Emma Seppälä, and Zeno Franco Chapter 35: Social Dominance and Leadership: The mediational effect of Compassion Daniel Martin and Yotam Heineberg Index