Docsity
Docsity

Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity


Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan


Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips

Understanding Apathy: Causes, Effects, and Coping Strategies, Study notes of Human Resource Management

The concept of apathy, its various definitions, causes, and effects on human relations, politics, health, and society. It also provides coping strategies to address apathy and become more engaged and motivated. Understanding apathy is crucial for personal and organizational growth.

Typology: Study notes

2011/2012

Uploaded on 08/04/2012

ahladita
ahladita 🇮🇳

4.4

(28)

114 documents

1 / 3

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Lesson
39
APATHY AND ITS REMEDIES
Apathy
In this lecture we will focus on how apathetic behaviour influences human relations. As apathy influences
your behaviour it influences your relations and the environments around you. We will try to understand the
concept of apathy. Mainly our concern is the causes of apathy and how they can be addressed. In order to
improve the quality of our relationships it is necessary to learn, how can we cure the apathy or apathetic
behaviour?
What is apathy? It is basically the name of inaction, not being concerned about what is happening around. If
you feel disinterested with reference to your education, your family, your friends or the environment around
you, it means the situation is alarming and you have apathetic behaviour.
Let us try to understand the various definitions of apathy.
1. Apathy is the lack of feeling, emotion, interest or concern. Apathy can apply to an opinion,
situation or life in general and can become a serious mental concern when you stop caring about
everything and everyone around you (sometimes including yourself).
2. Apathy tries to move people away from its arch foe ‘the Passion’.
3. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
4. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
5. A lack of feeling or emotion.
6. (appa-thee) Apathy is a lack of energy, emotion or interest in what others generally find important.
7. A lack of interest or concern.
8. Indifference, lethargy, or general lack of emotion or feeling.
9. A feeling of personal non-interest or unconcern with politics.
10. Another term for passivity, submissiveness, and even numbness, reaching epidemic proportions
when it comes to social, economic, environmental, and political issues?
11. Symptoms include lack of awareness, concern, social responsibility and action,
which includes voting. This is particularly apparent for those in the 18 to 24 age
group.
12. The phrase "who cares?" is now a widespread excuse not to care.
13. After all, caring, thinking, learning and development are difficult.
Apathy and Politics
It is simply easier for most of us to be stupid and allow ourselves to be led. If you are indifferent in taking
part of the political activities and are not concerned about who is being elected in the elections, it is the
indicator of apathy. 18-24 is an active age group. If you are passive at this age you are having apathy. Apathy
makes you passive with reference to socio-political issues.
Apathy and health
Apathy affects the physical and mental health of the people. If the people, particularly the youth from the
age group of 18-24, is not concerned about their health, it may also be indicating apathy.
Apathy and society
Apathy is permeating in our society increasingly. Suppose, if somebody happens to meet a road accident,
nobody bothers to stop and look after him. It demonstrates the public apathetic behaviour. It is a difficult
and challenging process to encourage and to motivate individuals to take on responsibility, to become
socially, culturally, economically, and environmentally conscious.
Although both businesses and schools use the language of critical thinking, problem solving, effective
communication, team building, respect, and social responsibility and involvement, the bottom line remains
accountability.
docsity.com
pf3

Partial preview of the text

Download Understanding Apathy: Causes, Effects, and Coping Strategies and more Study notes Human Resource Management in PDF only on Docsity!

Lesson 39

APATHY AND ITS REMEDIES

Apathy In this lecture we will focus on how apathetic behaviour influences human relations. As apathy influences your behaviour it influences your relations and the environments around you. We will try to understand the concept of apathy. Mainly our concern is the causes of apathy and how they can be addressed. In order to improve the quality of our relationships it is necessary to learn, how can we cure the apathy or apathetic behaviour?

What is apathy? It is basically the name of inaction, not being concerned about what is happening around. If you feel disinterested with reference to your education, your family, your friends or the environment around you, it means the situation is alarming and you have apathetic behaviour.

Let us try to understand the various definitions of apathy.

  1. Apathy is the lack of feeling, emotion, interest or concern. Apathy can apply to an opinion, situation or life in general and can become a serious mental concern when you stop caring about everything and everyone around you (sometimes including yourself).
  2. Apathy tries to move people away from its arch foe ‘the Passion’.
  3. An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  4. The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally
  5. A lack of feeling or emotion.
  6. (appa-thee) Apathy is a lack of energy, emotion or interest in what others generally find important.
  7. A lack of interest or concern.
  8. Indifference, lethargy, or general lack of emotion or feeling.
  9. A feeling of personal non-interest or unconcern with politics.
  10. Another term for passivity, submissiveness, and even numbness, reaching epidemic proportions when it comes to social, economic, environmental, and political issues?
  11. Symptoms include lack of awareness, concern, social responsibility and action, which includes voting. This is particularly apparent for those in the 18 to 24 age group.
  12. The phrase "who cares?" is now a widespread excuse not to care.
  13. After all, caring, thinking, learning and development are difficult.

Apathy and Politics It is simply easier for most of us to be stupid and allow ourselves to be led. If you are indifferent in taking part of the political activities and are not concerned about who is being elected in the elections, it is the indicator of apathy. 18-24 is an active age group. If you are passive at this age you are having apathy. Apathy makes you passive with reference to socio-political issues.

Apathy and health Apathy affects the physical and mental health of the people. If the people, particularly the youth from the age group of 18-24, is not concerned about their health, it may also be indicating apathy.

Apathy and society Apathy is permeating in our society increasingly. Suppose, if somebody happens to meet a road accident, nobody bothers to stop and look after him. It demonstrates the public apathetic behaviour. It is a difficult and challenging process to encourage and to motivate individuals to take on responsibility, to become socially, culturally, economically, and environmentally conscious.

Although both businesses and schools use the language of critical thinking, problem solving, effective communication, team building, respect, and social responsibility and involvement, the bottom line remains accountability.

docsity.com

Causes of apathy Being only observers and showing no concern is a major cause of apathy. Our society's orientation toward entertainment is making them used to of easy lives. We have become a nation of observers watching with increasing enthusiasm as the sensationalism of the show intensifies. Debates on media have become an integral part of the entertainment industry and indicates pervasive apathy.

Consumerism and apathy Politics aside, the consumerist inclination of our society is another factor that fosters apathy. We have become addicted to buy numerous products that we imagine make our lives easier and more appealing.

Passivity and apathy Although it is very difficult to find out which behaviour is apathetic at individual or societal level, yet it is very important to address the issue.

We are also controlled by our teachers, supervisors, and bosses. In fact submission is actually the opposite side of the coin of control. It is easier to be passively controlled, than it is to take initiative. It is also easier to control others than it is to stand up for principles.

Coping strategies for apathy As 18-24 is an active age group, it is the most important to resolve the problem of this group. Apathy kills enthusiasm and entrepreneurship. One hesitates to take initiatives. Let us see how we can cope apathy.

  1. Do not interpret a lack of initiation or activity as "laziness". Laziness might be the wrong description of apathy. So, try to differentiate laziness from apathy.
  2. Educate family members and friends about the inability to begin or "initiate" behaviors and ask others to encourage participation in activities.
  3. Gently guide behaviors, but respect "no".
  4. Use calendars and routines as suggested earlier. It will help you address the apathetic behaviour. Reward yourself for doing an act to cope with apathy.

Apathy and leaders Leaders like to control and appreciate submissiveness and passivity. If you do not take charge of your life and take stand on principles. It will be injurious to your personal and organizational development and growth.

Cure or remedy One should try to take remedial measures to address the issue of apathy.

  1. If you are afflicted by apathy, then lack of direction may well be at the root of that.
  2. It might be advisable to take a break and have a go at something you know you enjoy doing, but that has nothing whatsoever to do with what you're supposed to be doing.
  3. If you can't raise any enthusiasm for your work, subvert it. Do something else what you like. Apathy kills your enthusiasm.
  4. Exercise is a way of battling apathy. Physical exercise lessens apathy or inaction.
  5. Get organized. Try to perform various tasks. Avoid monotony, it also generates apathy. You will become more productive, more active, more useful by organizing your time.
  6. Avoid watching television too much. Participate in activities like sports, etc.
  7. Moving the mind. Think about various things happening to other people. If others are developing, how they are developing or making progress.

Selective Apathy? Is it possible to care too much? Is apathy a necessary evil, a self-defense mechanism that helps us cope with the stresses of modern living? If you care passionately about every cause, then you might collapse from exhaustion or end up thinking the world is hopeless and end up not caring about anything at all.

docsity.com