Emotional Intelligence PDF

EMOTIONS AND THEIR EXPRESSION  INSIDE OUT: Guessing the feelings Paul Ekman and his team were consulted by Pixar to make the film INSIDE OUT (2015). Their work on the basic emotions made them important experts in discussing the importance of each unique emotion whether real or in adolescents. T...

EMOTIONS AND THEIR EXPRESSION  INSIDE OUT: Guessing the feelings Paul Ekman and his team were consulted by Pixar to make the film INSIDE OUT (2015). Their work on the basic emotions made them important experts in discussing the importance of each unique emotion whether real or in adolescents. The original basic emotions proposed by Ekman were anger, surprise, disgust, enjoyment, fear, and sadness. A seventh emotion backed by Ekman’s research is contempt. However, according to Paul Docter, Inside Out Director, only 5 emotions were personified in the film for simplicity. This also aligns with other basic emotion theorist , Jack, Garrod, and Schyns (2014), who found it more emotion ambiguous emotions. For them, there were only 4 basic emotions since facial expressions of disgust and anger share similarities, and the evolution of disgust is for a social purpose and not for survival. Compared to the other four basic emotions, which can be justified using an evolutionary view. EMOTIONS AND THEIR EXPRESSIONS ANGER It is characterized by FEELINGS OF EXTREME HOSTILITY towards self, object, people, place, or event.  ANGER Facial Expressions ✓ Furrowing eyebrows ✓ Glaring eyes ✓ Narrowing of lip corners ANGER Negative expressions heavily associated with violence and conflict. CONTEMPT It is characterized by FEELINGS OF DISLIKE towards self, objects, people, place, or event considered inferior, vile, or worthless. CONTEMPT It is closely related to disgust, but a defining feature of contempt includes regarding oneself as better or more superior than others. CONTEMPT Facial Expressions ✓ Mild sneer ✓ An eye roll DISGUST It is characterized by FEELINGS OF INTENSE AVERSION towards self, object, people, place, or event.  DISGUST Facial Expressions ✓ Wrinkling of the nose ✓ Scrunching of eyebrows Vocal expressions: “ew” and “yuck” ENJOYMENT It is characterized by FEELINGS OF SATISFACTION towards self, object, people, place, or event. ENJOYMENT Facial Expressions ✓ Smiling ✓ Laughing FEAR It is characterized by FEELINGS OF ALARM AND OVER PERCEIVED THREAT, whether real or not.  FEAR Facial Expressions ✓ Widening of eyes ✓ Tensed eyelids and mouth ✓ Shaking hands or shoulders ✓ overwhelmed SADNESS It is characterized by FEELINGS OF SORROW towards self, object, people, place, or event.  SADNESS Facial Expressions ✓ Frowning ✓ Cry ✓ Sob SURPRISE It is characterized by FEELINGS OF SHOCK towards an unexpected trigger.  SURPRISE Facial Expressions ✓ Open-mouthed ✓ Wide-eyed ✓ Eyebrow-raised  Motivation TODAY I FEEL...  IQ stands for "intellectual quotient." It can help predict how well someone may do academically. What is emotional intelligence? Emotional Intelligence Sometimes called EQ (or EI) for short. The ability to understand, use, and manage our emotions. EQ  Emotional Intelligence EQ helps us build strong relationships, make good decisions, and deal with difficult situations. Can predict success in social and emotional situations. EQ One way to think about EQ is that it's part of being people-smart. Understanding and getting along with people helps us be successful in almost any area of life. In fact, some studies show that EQ is more important than IQ when it comes to doing well in school or being successful at work. Emotional intelligence can best be described as a type of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor our own and other people's emotions, define them, and use them as a guide for our thoughts and actions (Salovey & Mayer, 1993).  Salovey and Mayer (Mayer, 2004) proposed four branches of emotional intelligence:  1. Accurately perceive emotions in oneself and others perceiving emotions can be done in various ways, either in facial expressions, posture, or tone of voice. 2. Use emotions to facilitate thinking emotions can facilitate your line of thinking, such as shifting your attention and informing you of your immediate environment.  3. Understand emotional meanings and; each emotion conveys different meanings, which entails acknowledging the emotions themselves and not avoiding them.  4. Manage emotions calls for assessing whether these emotions are useful to us and/or other people, level of sincerity, and appropriateness on a given context.  Emotions are also called “feelings” “Feelings”  feeling mad with a person, act, or idea feeling bad after doing wrong feeling fear and worry  feeling unable to think clear feeling sad, blue, discouraged, feeling able to do something and unhappy  feeling full of energy feeling happy and aroused feeling worried about what others may think  feeling upset when someone has something that you would like to have or they get to do something feeling joy and pleasure you wanted feeling alone and that nobody cares  feeling at ease and without worry, calm feeling pleased for feeling tense, tired, uneasy, and doing well overwhelmed What are Negative Emotions? Are those that we typically do not find pleasurable to experience Defined as “an unpleasant or unhappy emotion which is evoked in individuals to express a negative effect towards an event or person” Pam (2013).  Application EXPLORING EMOTIONS Sept 23, 2024- Oral What was happening to when you felt..? Afraid Depressed Jealous Angry Embarrassed Lonely Ashamed Energetic Proud Confident Excited Relaxed Confused Glad Stressed Important skills for Adolescents to learn as part of their EQ Being aware of your emotions Understanding how others feel and why Managing emotional reactions Choosing your mood BEING AWARE OF YOUR EMOTIONS Being aware of emotions — simply noticing them as we feel them — helps us manage our own emotions. It also helps us understand how other people feel. But some people might go through the entire day without really noticing their emotions. Practice recognizing emotions as you feel them.  UNDERSTANDING HOW OTHERS FEEL AND WHY Empathy helps us care about others and build good friendships and relationships. It guides us on what to say and how to behave around someone who is feeling strong emotions. MANAGING EMOTIONAL REACTIONS But managing your reaction means knowing when, where, and how to express yourself. When you understand your emotions and know how to manage them, you can use self-control to hold a reaction if now is not the right time or place to express it. Someone who has good EQ knows it can damage relationships to react to emotions in a way that's disrespectful, too intense, too impulsive, or harmful. CHOOSING YOUR MOOD Moods are emotional states that last a bit. We have the power to decide what mood is right for a situation, and then to get into that mood. Choosing the right mood can help someone get motivated, concentrate on a task, or try again instead of giving up. People with good EQ know that moods aren't just things that happen to us. We can control them by knowing which mood is best for a particular situation and how to get into that mood.  Positive Actions to Help you Manage Emotions Exercise. This releases reward and pleasure chemicals in the brain such as dopamine, which makes you feel better. Being fit also makes you healthier, which helps in managing your emotions. Be kind to others. This helps to stop you worrying about yourself. Be open and accept what is going on around you. Learn to appreciate what is happening and avoid giving criticisms to others as well as their situations. It is good to talk. Spend time with other people and enjoy their company Distract yourself. Watching a bit of TV, reading, or surfing the internet for a while will probably help you forget that you were feeling a bit down. Do not give in to negative thoughts. If you find yourself having negative thoughts, then challenge yourself by looking at them positively. Spend time outside. Breathing in the fresh air, especially around helps calm and relax your emotions. Be grateful. Do give thanks to people for the good things they did for you, and always remember it. Play on your strengths. That means doing things that you enjoy most, and it involves doing things that are good for you. Be aware of the good things in your life. Means- count your blessings!  Quote of the day "I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them." Oscar Wilde  Thank You! The End