During our discussion of emotional intelligence in this core series and in reading other books and articles, you will hear the term emotional quotient or EQ. The terms Ei and EQ, emotional intelligence or emotional quotient are oftentimes used interchangeably. However, the true differentiator is emotional intelligence is a set of skills, and emotional quotient is a measurement of those skills. The measurement is normally obtained by completing any emotional intelligence assessment, like EQ ai 2.0. Emotional intelligence is defined as a set of emotional skills that collectively establish how we perceive and express ourselves. develop and maintain social relationships cope with challenges And use emotional information in an effective and meaningful way at work and in our personal lives.

Studies of social intelligence began in the early 1900s, with a true peak on the topic of emotional intelligence with the publishing of the book, emotional intelligence by Dr. Daniel Goleman. In 1995. Dr. Travis Bradbury published a popular bestseller, emotional intelligence 2.0 in 2009, and Dr. Hank Clemens published a popular book, Could your emotional intelligence be holding you back in 2012. The five skills of emotional intelligence are self perception, self expression, interpersonal decision making and stress management. Let's learn a little bit more about each of the five scams. Self perception is examining the man in the mirror to understand your emotions.

The three sub skills of self perception are self regard, which is confidence, self actualization, which is continuous development, and emotional self awareness, understanding your emotions. Let's pause here and think about your self perception skills. How would you rate your self regard? self actualization and emotional self awareness skills? You're in the right place. This series will dedicate a specific practice course for each of the subscales self expression is expressing your emotions that three sub scales of self expression are emotional expression.

Assertiveness and independence let's pause here and think about your self expression skills. This is the outward expression of your emotions, focusing on emotional expression, assertiveness and independence. question, How good are you at expressing your feelings verbally and nonverbal? We will dive deeper into these emotional intelligence skills in a later course. Interpersonal is developing and maintaining relationships. The three subscales of interpersonal are interpersonal relationships, empathy, and social responsibility.

Let's pause Hear and think about your interpersonal skills. This is the ability to develop and maintain relationships based on trust and compassion and act responsibly. Question How good are you at stepping into someone else's shoes? We will dive deeper into these emotional intelligence skills in a later course. decision making is using emotions to make better decisions. Decision Making subscales are problem solving, reality testing, and impulse control.

Let's pause and think about your decision making skills. This is how well we understand the impact the motions have on decision making, resisting or delaying impulses and remaining objective Question How good are you at keeping your emotions out of your decision making tasks? We will dive deeper into these emotional intelligence stuff skills, and the dedicated course later in this series. The Emotional Intelligence Scale is stress management, coping with challenges. The three sub scales of stress management are flexibility, stress tolerance, and optimism. So, let's pause and think about your stress management skills.

This scale covers how well we cope with emotions associated with change and unfamiliar or unpredictable circumstances while remaining optimistic question Can you keep a cool head in a hectic situation? We will dive deeper into these emotional intelligence of skills in a dedicated course later in the series. Happiness is not an EQ subscale, but an indicator of emotional health and well being. Signs of happiness are feelings of satisfaction, contentment, and the ability to enjoy the many areas of your life. Although happiness does not directly contribute to your total EQ measurement, it is most often associated with the force of skills of self regard, optimism, interpersonal relationships, and self actualization. Wow, we've learned a lot in this course about what emotional intelligence is a bit of AI history, the five scales and 15 subscales of emotional intelligence and conducted several pause and think exercises on your skills in each of these five areas.

Now it's time to move on to the next module to learn about the benefits of emotional intelligence in our professional and personal life.