Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

• Considers that intelligence includes emotions.
• Emotional intelligence is a set of skills that underlie accurate appraisal, expression, and regulation of emotions.
• It is the feeling side of intelligence. 
• Salovey and Mayer defined emotional intelligence as " the ability to monitor one's own and other's emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use the information to guide one's thinking and actions."
• Emotional Quotient (EQ) is used to express emotional intelligence in the same way as IQ is used to express intelligence.
• Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to process emotional information accurately and efficiently.
• Applications of Emotional Intelligence:

1. Emotional intelligence is receiving increasing attention of educators for dealing with students who are affected by stresses and challenges of the outside world.
2. Programmes aimed at improving students’ emotional intelligence have beneficial effects on their academic achievement.
3. They encourage cooperative behaviour and reduce their antisocial activities.
4. These programmes are very useful in preparing students to face the challenges of life outside the classroom.

Characteristics of Emotionally Intelligent People are: