"Emotional intelligence is all the rage and, many would argue, it has been for some time. Ask any psychology professor and they'll likely tell you that it's one of their students' favorite topics. There's certainly no question that it's incredibly necessary and relevant today. Given consistent psychological findings that humans desire to avoid suffering, emotional intelligence is what we all want in our partners, our friends, our colleagues, and... the world."
"What is emotional intelligence? Simply put, emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize, understand, manage, and utilize emotions. I tend to tell students it's our ability to understand and work with emotions-both ours and others'. Students like the concept because it challenges traditional notions of intelligence. You can know as many facts as possible, but if you can't regulate your own emotions, or respond appropriately to someone else's emotion 's, then how "intelligent" are you, really?"
Emotional intelligence is the capacity to recognize, understand, manage, and utilize emotions in oneself and others. Emotional intelligence correlates with better well-being, positive relationship outcomes, improved mental health, reduced stress, and better decision-making. Empathy constitutes an essential component of emotional intelligence but does not exhaust its scope. Emotional intelligence requires both emotional awareness and regulatory skills. Emotional intelligence challenges narrow conceptions of intelligence by prioritizing emotional regulation and interpersonal responsiveness over factual knowledge. Effective emotional intelligence enables appropriate responses to others' feelings and adaptive self-regulation in emotionally charged situations.
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