Emotional Intelligence

Shalaka singh

What is Emotional Intelligence?

Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions. when you understand how they feel, this allows you to manage relationships more effectively.

The Four Branches of Emotional Intelligence

Perceiving Emotions: The first step in understanding emotions is to accurately perceive them. In many cases, this might involve understanding nonverbal signals such as body language and facial expressions.

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Reasoning

With Emotions: The next step involves using emotions to promote thin Understanding Emotions: The emotions that we perceive can carry a wide variety of meanings and thinking.

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Managing

Emotions: The ability to manage emotions effectively is a key part of emotional intelligence..

Emotional Intelligence

Characteristics of Emotional Intelligence

Self-Awareness

People with high emotional intelligence are usually very self-aware. Self-Regulation People who selfregulate typically don't allow themselves to become too angry or jealous, and they don't make careless decisions. They think before they act.

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Motivation

They're highly productive, love a challenge, and are very effective in whatever they do. Empathy This is perhaps the secondmost important element of emotional intelligence. Empathy is the ability to identify with and understand the wants, needs, and viewpoints of those around you.

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Social

Skills It's usually easy to talk to and like people with good social skills, another sign of high emotional intelligence. Those with strong social skills are typically team players.

emotional intelligence - the five domains

Knowing

your emotions. Managing your own emotions. Motivating yourself. Recognizing and understanding other people's emotions. Managing relationships, i.e., managing the emotions of others

IQ v/s EQ

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IQ gets you through your education
whereas EQ gets you through your life. An EQ person uses his emotions, knowing why and how to handle situations by motivating others. An IQ person uses facts and figures, knowing only the situation, without having the ability to apply emotions towards human relationships.

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Emotional

intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions, understand what they're telling you, and realize how your emotions affect people around you.