Working Definition:

Caring – having a deep concern for the well-being of people and their improvement.

Unique Qualities:

1. Compassionate: Having deep awareness of suffering.
2. Kind-hearted: Having a charitable disposition.
3. Merciful: Bringing relief from something unpleasant.
4. Empathetic: Recognising the feelings of others.
5. Concerned: Bearing burdens with affection.

Opposite Qualities

(what caring is not):

1. Brutal: Grossly ruthless.
2. Unconcerned: Not having any interest in people.
3. Negligent: An insensitive manner.