Oh yeah. Surgeons CAN be empathetic outside the Operating Room. Becoz my husband is one and many of his friends… I know they can be. But less so than their knowledge would normally make them. Does that make sense? Even behaving empathetically in a consult they would suppress feelings. Psychiatrists must do the same or they would all become mentally ill, no?
But a person can be empathetic about certain things or situations or towards certain ppl but not others. It’s complicated