Emotional Intelligence

Emotional Intelligence

Shamieka Williams

PSY 301

Bridget Seeley

University of Phoenix Online

June 20, 2010

Emotional Intelligence is important in all characteristics of life because not only do they foster a healthy life style they pave the way for productive relationships. In order to be emotional intelligent a person must know the five domains which include knowing one’s emotions, managing emotions, motivating oneself, recognizing emotions in others, and handling relationships. The five domains are all critical in becoming in tune with the most important individual-you with the abilities to pass that knowledge onto others. All the uniqueness of emotional intelligence carries the qualities of creating a good thinker. “Emotions are the primary source of human energy, aspiration and drive, activating our innermost feelings and purpose in life, and transforming them from things we think about, to values we live. The key factor is the way that we interpret our circumstances, based on our prior experiences and belief system, to either respond reactively like a stimulus-response machine with an emotion that is outside our control and may be inappropriate and self-defeating, or to respond proactively with self-determined responsibility - and freedom of choice” (Trans4mind,1998).

Cognitive Intelligence involves Intellectual abilities such as logic, reason, reading, writing, analyzing and prioritizing. These go on in your own head and utilize only the neocortex, not the emotional centers of the brain which also provide crucial information (Teachology, 2010). Emotional Intelligence and Cognitive Intelligence both coincide with each other because one cannot be successful in one area and not be in the other. In order to fully understand either of the intelligences a person must adopt the abilities of establishing thinking versus feeling. Both involve a high level of rational and logical thinking that is imperative in decision making, critical thinking and most of...