Modifies a noun

• listening: I could have used the skill of empathic listening to understand her position better.

• understanding: A further word is in order about the meaning of empathic understanding.

• response: The neural basis for empathic response underlies imitation in both directions.

• relationship: It also sought to heighten awareness of drug-related problems and to forge an empathic relationship with the parent.

• ability: A great example of inherent empathic ability is, for example, the ability to " feel between the lines " on the Internet.

• approach: The nurses saw an empathic approach through the Models use of narrative.

Modifying Another Word

• highly: People with Williams syndrome are socially fearless, impulsive, erratic, and highly empathic, but they're excessively anxious about non-social situations.

Used with adjective complement

• become: Medics who attended Professor Lesley Fallowfield's intensive three-day training courses became much more empathic toward their patients.