Although no unified definition exists, there is broad agreement on three components of empathy (Decety, Jackson 2004): 1  An affective response to another person. 2  A cognitive capacity to take the perspective of the other person.  Some regulatory mechanisms that keep track of the origins of self- and other feelings.
Adolescence, transitional phase of growth and development between childhood and adulthood. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines an adolescent as any person between ages 10 and 19. This age range falls within WHOâs definition of young people, which refers to individuals between ages 10 and 24.
The developmental period that is entered at about 35 to 45 years and exited at about 55 to 65 years of age. middle and late childhood. The developmental period extending from about 6 to about 10 or 11 years of age; sometimes called the elementary school years.