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Empathy Questionnaire

The Toronto Empathy Questionnaire (TEQ) is a 16-item self-report tool that can be used to assess empathy. Empathy is an important component of social cognition that contributes to our ability to understand and respond to others’ emotions, succeed in emotional communication, and promote social behavior.

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Toronto Empathy Questionnaire

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Name*
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When someone else is feeling excited, I tend to get excited too*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
Other people's misfortunes do not disturb me a great deal*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
It upsets me to see someone being treated disrespectfully*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I remain unaffected when someone close to me is happy*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I enjoy making other people feel better*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I have tender, concerned feelings for people less fortunate than me*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
When a friend starts to talk about his\her problems, I try to steer the conversation towards something else*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I can tell when others are sad even when they do not say anything*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I find that I am "in tune" with other people's moods*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I do not feel sympathy for people who cause their own serious illnesses*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I become irritated when someone cries*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I am not really interested in how other people feel*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I get a strong urge to help when I see someone who is upset*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
When I see someone being treated unfairly, I do not feel very much pity for them*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
I find it silly for people to cry out of happiness*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always
When I see someone being taken advantage of, I feel kind of protective towards him\her*
- Never
- Rarely
- Sometimes
- Often
- Always

Total
You have Low Empathy
You have Moderate Empathy
You have High Empathy
Where Empathy is your ability to adopt, understand and assess another person’s perspective and emotions.
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