Heroic Compassion is altruism with a more significant risk to the self and has two forms: immediate heroic compassion which is immediate and impulsive and considered heroic compassion which is done more thoughtfully and over a long duration
source: Ekman P. (2010, June 21). Paul Ekman’s Taxonomy of Compassion. Retervied from http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/paul_ekmans_taxonomy_of_compassion