The phrase "empathy deficiency" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a lack of empathy in an individual or group, often in psychological or social contexts.
Example: "The study revealed a significant empathy deficiency among the participants, impacting their interpersonal relationships."
Alternatives: "lack of empathy" or "empathy deficit."
Simon Bauthorofen, author of Zero Degrees of Empathy, wants to replace the term "evil" with "empathy erosion" or "empathy deficiency".
"Can we please get past the 'Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus' crap?... Empathy deficiency is an affliction that does not discriminate".
He concluded that no empirical evidence either supported or refuted a link between AS and violence, and that AS-related violence may be driven by empathy deficiency (specifically an impaired ability to feel compassion for, or be emotionally involved with regard to, the victim) and impairment in social interaction.
Cashin and Newman, in reviewing the relationship between autism and criminality, also noted deficient empathy as a factor in ASD-related violence but, in contrast to Bjorkly's emphasis on its emotional aspects, saw such empathy deficiency as the result of core cognitive-processing deficits.
Even a small discrepancy can cause huge empathy deficiencies and polarization.
Sociopaths, by the way, seem to have a deficiency in emotional empathy, failing to tune into another person's fear.
Also, because these children might be at risk for deficiencies in emotion recognition, empathy, and perspective taking, they might specifically benefit from cognitive behavioral treatment.
21 He also reports that autism, which consists in a deficiency of at least the cognitive aspect of empathy, is ten times more common among men.
Loss of empathy resembles the Augustinian concept of evil in that it is a deficiency of goodness – or, to put it less moralistically, a disruption of normal functioning – rather than a positive force.
