Personal Development

emotional
intelligence
Lesson Objectives

01 02 03
The students should be The students should be The students should be
able to learn about able to explore positive able to demonstrate
Positive and Negative and negative emotions and create ways to
emotions and ways to and how should they manage various
manage various express or hide them. emotions.
emotions.
 Your friend canceled plans with you
01 at the last minute. How would you
react?
02 Your partner seems distant lately.
How would you approach them?
 What is
emotional
intelligence?
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand,
use, and manage our emotions. Emotional
Intelligence is sometimes called EQ (or EI) for
short. Just as a high IQ can predict top test
scores, a high EQ can predict success in social
and emotional situations. EQ helps us build strong
relationships, make the right decisions, and deal
with stressful situations.
 emotions

Emotion is a multifaceted psychological and

physiological experience. It involves subjective
feelings, physiological responses, expressive
behaviors, cognitive appraisal, and motivation.
Emotions are personal reactions to internal or
external stimuli and encompass a range of states
such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise,
and disgust.
Adolescence in Western culture is characterized as a
period of emotional upheaval and confusion according
to Arnett (1999), others described youth’s inner lives
using the word like “alienated,” “desperate,” and
“overwhelmed.”

They are particularly vulnerable to a roller coaster of

emotions. Pickhardt (2010) added further that the loss
of childhood is so painful for adolescents that the
developmental challenges are so daunting. The
vulnerability from insecurity is high; the demands of
growth are many; the conflicts over independence are
exciting.
 types of emotions:

positive negative
Positive emotions are emotions that we typically On the other hand, negative emotions are those
find pleasurable to experience. The Oxford that we typically do not find pleasurable to
Handbook of Positive Psychology defines them as experience. Pam (2013) defined negative emotions
“pleasant or desirable situational responses… as “an unpleasant or unhappy emotion which is
distinct from pleasurable sensation and evoked in individuals to express a negative effect
undifferentiated positive affect” (Cohn & towards an event or person.”
Fredrickson, 2009).
 examples:

positive negative
Love Interest Fear Rage
Joy Amusement Anger Loneliness
Satisfaction Happiness Disgust Melancholy
Contentment Serenity Sadness Annoyance
 Now the
Question is, “Do
We Need
Both?”
 how do we
improve in
managing our
emotions?
 how do we
improve in
managing our
emotions?
 Being aware of your Managing emotional
01 emotions. 03 reactions.

Understanding how Choosing your

02 others feel and why.
04 mood.
other positive
actions:
Exercise
Be kind to others
Be open and accept what is going on around
you.
It is good to talk.
Distract yourself.
Do not give in to negative thoughts.
Spend time outside.
Be grateful.
Play on your strengths.
Be aware of the good things in your life.
 Thank
you for
listening!