Emotional Intelligence is very vital to our social kills and how we react to certain situations. According to (Social Learning Theory: How Close Is Too Close, 2017), emotional intelligence includes elements of social intelligence, self-awareness, and self-regulation of emotions. Our emotional intelligence impacts how we interact with family, friends, and co-workers. People’s emotions are often triggered by situations that they have no control and they begin to feel stressed or hopeless. According to (Hurley, 2002) emotions are automatic responses that are prompted by what occurring in the environment that causes our bodies to react very quickly. In this essay, I will be discussing how we can be “in check” with our emotions, how to manage our …show more content…
We must know the strategies that will help us to control our emotions. The strategies that people use to control their emotions is by something they enjoy such as writing. Writing down our feelings is a good strategy that many people use to release their emotions. I believe having a support group will also help us to manage our emotions. If we keep our feelings to ourselves it can have an impact our mental health. When we have a positive outlook on our everyday life that can also help us to manage our emotions. I believe having a positive view even when things are not going right will help us to be healthy emotionally. Managing our emotions can be very difficult in everyday life but it will help us to live a healthy …show more content…
We all share common characteristics with the people that we spend the most time with. My emotional intelligence (EQ) assessment results do share similarities and differences with my mom’s EQ results. We both scored the same on self-awareness and self-motivation. My mom and I have differences on social skills, empathy, and self-management. The EQ results impact our relationship by providing us with an understanding of our personalities and how we choose to handle situations in our lives. I believe that the EQ results with also help my mom and I to understand each other and our decision-making
The ability to express and control our own emotions is vital for our survival in society and the work place but so is our ability to understand, interpret, and respond to the emotions of others. Salovey and Mayer proposed a model that identified four different factors of emotional intelligence (Cherry, 2015).
Throughout the years of slavery, slaves were subjected to various forms of physical and emotional tortures being forced upon them by their slave masters. For a slave woman, one of these hardships included that of being separated from her children, never to see them again, through the selling of slaves. If a slave master were to decide that they wanted to buy or sell only one slave from a family no questions were asked. Harriet Beacher Stowe, a white, and the daughter of a priest with a strong religious background, found herself able to relate to a slave woman in terms of the feeling brought from losing a child. In 1849, Stowe lost her infant son Charlie to cholera. This experience left her devastated. 1848 brought about the beginning of the
Goldman (1995) discusses how leaders with high emotional intelligence are able to assess, identify, and predict others emotions while being able to effectively manage their own feelings as they interact with others. Leaders who have high emotional intelligence have the abilities to motivate oneself and persist during difficult situations, they are able to control impulses or emotions, they are capable of regulating their moods, they are able to think during difficult situations as well as empathize with others. This type of leader is able to not only recognize their own emotions, but also recognize the emotions and well-being of people around them. The author describes the importance of listening to others, being self-aware, using self-regulation,
(2013) separated emotional intelligence into four domains, self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management (pp. 30, 38). These domains are then broken into two competencies. Self-awareness, the understanding of one 's emotions and being clear about one 's purpose, and self-management, the focused drive and emotional self-control, make up the personal competence (pp. 39, 45-46). While social awareness, or empathy and service, and relationship management, the handling of other people 's emotions, make up the social competence (pp. 39, 48, 51). These emotional intelligence competencies are not innate talents, but learned abilities, each of which contribute to making leaders more resonant and effective (p. 38). This is good news for me because I still have much to develop in regards to emotional
Emotions play an important role in how we behave and think even though they can be really painful at times. The emotions we feel each day compel us to take action and influence the decisions we make about our lives. Emotions are adaptations that help us survive, thrive and avoid danger. It also serves as an adaptive role by motivating people to act quickly. They allow different people to understand each other, giving cues to help a person to understand one’s feeling during interaction, e.g. facial expressions, body languages or directly involve how a person is feeling.
According to Salovey and Mayer (1990), “understanding emotions involves comprehension of how basic emotions are blended to form complex emotions, how emotions are affected by events surrounding experiences, and whether various emotional reactions are likely in given social settings. Regulating emotions encompasses the control of emotions in oneself and in others. An individual’s emotional intelligence is an indication of how he or she perceives, understands, and regulates emotions. In sum, emotional intelligence is a form of intelligence that involves “the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and actions” (Salovery and Mayer, 1990, p. 189). After investigating two research studies related to emotional intelligence and performance, it is quite evident that emotional intelligence can have some effects on one’s performance; therefore, it is important for athletes to know how to recognize and regulate their emotions during their performances and for coaches/trainers to understand the significance and benefits of EQ in a giving performance.
An individual’s ability to control and express their emotions is just as important as his/her ability to respond, understand, and interpret the emotions of others. The ability to do both of these things is emotional intelligence, which, it has been argued, is just as important if not more important than IQ (Cassady & Eissa, 2011). Emotional intelligence refers to one’s ability to perceive emotions, control them, and evaluate them. While some psychologists argue that it is innate, others claim that it is possible to learn and strengthen it. Academically, it has been referred to as social intelligence sub-set. This involves an individual’s ability to monitor their emotions and feelings, as well as those of others, and to differentiate them in a manner that allows the individuals to integrate them in their actions and thoughts (Cassady & Eissa, 2011).
The scope of emotional intelligence includes the verbal and nonverbal appraisal and expression of emotion, the regulation of emotion in the self and others, and the utilization of emotional content in problem solving. (pp. 433)
Emotional development starts early in life. The key for future academic performance, social relationships and mental health is the ability to regulate one’s own emotions and manage successful
Individual differences in understanding, expressing, identifying, regulating, and exercising emotions is known as emotional competence (Mayer & Salovey, 1997), as well as emotional intelligence or emotions skills. Individuals with higher emotional competence have greater overall well-being, higher self-confidence (Schutte, Malouff, Simunek, McKenley, & Hollander, 2002), and lower risk of psychopathology throughout their life (Gross & Munoz, 1995). Higher emotional competence is related to better relationships with peers as well as with romantic partners (Schutte et al., 2001), and higher emotional competence is as well related with higher academic achievement (Mischel, Shoda, & Philip, 1988). Helping people improve their emotional competence
Emotional intelligence, also known as EQ, is closely associated with emotional regulation, but the difference is that emotional intelligence is the capability of being aware of one’s emotions whereas, emotional regulation is the act of controlling one’s emotions. A person who is aware of what their emotions are capable of being able to know how to handle that specific emotion in an orderly fashion. In essence, the person understands their emotions and it is easier to regulate, reason being is that they know about
Emotional self-control is defined as recognizing destructive emotions and maintaining control over our impulses while acting upon them. The idea of emotional self-control is important to people in multitude of workplaces, but it is crucial for anyone in a leadership position. Strong emotional leadership is directly related to emotional intelligence. The public looks upon leaders as an example to display an even-tempered manner while facing hardships. This week readings include ideas of diffusing emotional reactivity, using responsive listening, reacting emotionally and showing empathy. The chapters also demonstrate different scenarios of using emotions, understanding emotions and managing emotions.
Emotional intelligence has a large amount of number, which in common with social intelligence. Both of them are relevant with perception and understanding of other’s emotion, oneself and act cleverly way in interpersonal relationships. They are mood driver, a neurological and biological state of mind which are the significant key for human relationship, furthermore they are overlapping, interdependent and multidimensional. Additionally, found that most successful people seem to behave wiser in socially and emotionally, for instance, in the workplace and close relationships (Kang,Day, & Meara, 2005). However, each of them contains and focuses on different elements. According to
The definition of emotional intelligence given by Salovey and Mayer (1990) focuses on the ability to understand one’s own and others’ emotions and also to manage one’s own emotions positively. On the other hand, Goleman’s definition (1995) covers more aspects, including 25 abilities and skills such as trustworthiness, communication and empathy. The former definition is more scientific and appropriate while the latter one is called the ‘corporate definition’ because its contents accommodate the interests of large corporations. However, the academic findings of the two professors are not widely known while Goleman’s edition is commonly accepted due to his best-seller book ‘Emotional Intelligence’ (Goleman 1995). The following essay will be mainly based on Goleman’s definition.
There are four domains of emotions intelligence. These domains are: self-awareness (recognizing my feelings and their impact), self-management (emotional self-control), social awareness (empathy for others) and relationship management (how to develop and maintain relationships) and each has the potential to greatly impact relationships. (Bacon & Corr, 2017). EQ has the potential for greatly improving our