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The studies of Goroshit and Hen (2016) suggest that help to the student in overcoming the life difficulties
empathic teachers were found to possess a higher level and negative psycho-emotional states. In so far as the
of morality and excellent communication with students level of empathy’s manifestation depends of the
which in turn encourages empathic peer relationships practice and experience of necessary to form it both at
and the successful motivation of their students and also the training stage of the future teachers in the higher
contributes to the improvement of the academic educational institutions and in the system of continuous
performance of the students. professional education.
The studies of Zhuravlova (2007, р. 71) show that as
the empathic process functions become more complex, Acknowledgments
the level of emotional tension of the subject of Thanks to all the teachers who participated in this
interaction changes in the direct proportion to this, study. The study was supported by the leadership of the
which makes it possible to speak about the decrease or Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv.
increase of the level of emotional inclusion of the
subject to interpersonal interaction. Thus, in the Source of support
process of professional development of the teacher, it Departmental sources of the Institute of Postgraduate
takes place the development and the transformation of Education of the Bogomolets National Medical
the empathic. University, Kyiv.
The results of our study show that the optimal level of
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