vicarious
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Vicarious trauma happens when you take in stories or media that touch on “fight or flight” reactions in your own body.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023
A sector that started as a two-person partnership with Vicarious Visions has grown into a cluster of companies in the Albany Region that employs 450 people, Mr. Bala said.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2018
The methods that Vicarious and Google used were different; they allowed the systems to learn on their own, albeit in a narrow field.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2017
Vicarious trauma – a health provider experiencing patients' suffering as their own – is a risk factor, Harris says.
From US News • Apr. 27, 2016
Vicarious suffering explains each of these immortal scenes.
From The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service by Hillis, Newell Dwight
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