Behavioral

Describe a time you showed empathy

Main Idea

The main idea is to briefly describe the scenario before deeply delving into how you showed empathy and why you acted in the manner that you did.

The scenario I will describe involves an encounter I had with a terminally-ill patient while volunteering at a local hospice center.
One of my hospice center patients was an elderly woman who had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. She was in a lot of discomfort and was having trouble accepting her diagnosis. One day, while I sat with her, she began to tell me about her life and her regrets. She told me about the things she wanted she could... (+ 143 words)

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Avoid
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Do not appear unable to manage or deal with emotional situations, or suggest that you have difficult...