, ▁whatever ▁the ▁context . ▁Yet ▁when ▁psych olog ists ▁measure ▁actual ▁em otion ▁and ▁helping ▁behaviour , ▁this ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁observed ▁result . ▁People ▁tend ▁to ▁experience ▁strong ▁em otion ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁one ▁individual ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁aid , ▁and ▁this ▁transl ates ▁into ▁a ▁strong ▁desire ▁to ▁help . ▁But ▁when ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁individuals , ▁people ▁actually ▁feel ▁less ▁em otion ▁and ▁act ▁less ▁char it ably . ▁ ▁Com pass ion ▁fat igue ▁The ▁collapse ▁of ▁comp ass ion ▁may ▁be ▁linked ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁comp ass ion ▁fat igue ▁as ▁well . ▁Ind ividual s ▁with ▁a ▁higher ▁capacity ▁or ▁responsibility ▁to ▁em path ize ▁with ▁others ▁may ▁be ▁at ▁risk ▁for ▁comp ass ion ▁fat igue ▁or ▁stress , ▁which ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁profession als ▁and ▁individuals ▁who ▁spend ▁a ▁significant ▁amount ▁of ▁time ▁respond ing ▁to ▁information ▁related ▁to ▁suffering , ▁according ▁to ▁Fig ley . ▁However , ▁newer ▁research ▁by ▁S inger ▁and ▁Ric ard ▁suggests ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁lack ▁of ▁suitable ▁dist ress ▁toler ance ▁which ▁gets ▁people ▁fat igu ed ▁in ▁comp ass ion ▁activities . ▁ ▁Research ▁suggests ▁that ▁practice ▁of ▁non jud gment al ▁comp ass ion ▁can ▁prevent ▁fat igue ▁and ▁burn out . ▁ ▁Exper iments ▁ ▁Ka ▁Ho ▁Tam ▁ ▁Ka ▁Ho ▁Tam ▁h ired ▁ 2 4 2 ▁under grad ▁students ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁his ▁ ▁study , ▁they ▁read ▁stories ▁of ▁people ▁from ▁different ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁who ▁shared ▁their ▁experiences ▁(