PSYC 1030H Lecture 4: Emotional Intelligence (seminar)
3 May 2018
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Emotional Intelligence Seminar
El Models: Common features
● El distinct from cognitive abilities
● El abilities develop over time
● El changes throughout life
Core EL abilities
● Intrapersonal
○ Being aware of one’s moods and emotions
○ Analyzing and understanding one's emotions
○ Being able to describe and express one's feeling
● Interpersonal
○ Attending to the feeling of others
○ Understanding others emotions, needs, and motivations
○ Being able to relate constructively to others
● Adaptability
○ Adapting one’s emotions to changing situations
○ Using emotions to facilitates reasoning and behaviour
○ Not stress level this is out of the area of normal (emergencies)
● Stress Management
○ Regulating one’s strong emotions
○ Being able to deal with stress constructively
Common Misconceptions
● El is all about being nice
● El is about giving free region of feelings
● Women are more emotionally intelligent than men
● El is fixed
Most common personal problems
● Making new relationship
● Modifying existing relationship
● Managing new responsibilities
● Learning to be independent
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