Emotional Intelligence

Lesson Nine
 Emotion
 An impulse to act
Neurological  Known as “Fight or Flight” Response of One’s
Basis of body

Emotion  It was within us ever since from the start

 Only the Brain has the capacity to process
emotional process on an intellectual level
  Thalamus – Image Passer
 Amygdala – gives Impulses to the Body
 Pre-Frontal Complex – Known as the
“Thinking Brain”
Parts of Brain
involved on  Frontal Lobe – Sends Impulse signals to the
body
creating
emotions
 Hijacking of the Amygdala
- Small impulses that comes from the Thalamus
doesn’t pass on Amygdala
  It is Introduced by Peter Salovey and John D.
Meyer and later popularized by Daniel
Goleman and Howard Gardner
 It shows how intelligence can be brought on
What is our emotions
Emotional  It is an ability to motivate oneself and persist
Intelligence on the face of frustrations as well as to be able
to control impulses and delayed gratification
 It lies beneath the interaction of the amygdala
and pre-frontal complex
 Biography
Born on July 11, 1943 at Scranton, Pennsylvania,
a developmental psychologist and currently the
Howard Gardner senior director of Harvard Project Zero. He
Studied Psychology at Harvard University and
He is very well known for popularizing the
theory about multiple intelligence
 1. Knowing One’s Self Awareness
2. Emotional Management
Five Domains of
Emotional 3. Self Motivation
Intelligence 4. Recognition of Other’s Emotion
5. Proper Relationship Management
  It directly affects one’s Physical and Mental
Benefits of
Health, Work Performance and Relationship
Emotional
Intelligence
  Verbal-Linguistic
 Mathematical-Logical
 Visual-Spatial
 Bodily-Kinesthetic
Nine Multiple  Musical
Intelligence  Interpersonal
 Intrapersonal
 Natural
 Existential
  According to this theory, emotions are multi-
dimensional and have various intensities
 Intensities of these emotions are shown through
different kinds of colors which is known as
Variances of Plutchik’s Wheel of Emotions
Emotions  He describes eight identified emotions namely
Anger, Sadness, Fear, Enjoyment, Love,
Surprise, Disgust and Shame
1. Anger: Highest Level – Hatred; Lowest Level - Annoyance
2. Sadness: Highest Level - Depression; Lowest Level - grief
3. Fear: Highest Level – Phobia; Lowest Level - Anxiety
4. Enjoyment: Highest Level – Mania; Lowest Level - Relief
5. Love: Highest Level – “Agape” ; Lowest Level – Trust
6. Surprise: Highest Level – Wonder; Lowest Level – Shock
7. Disgust: Highest Level – Revulsion; Lowest Level –
Contempt
8. Shame: Highest Level – Contrition; Lowest Level - Guilt
 Biography
Born on October 21, 1927, a former professor
emeritus at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Robert Plutchik He received hi PhD at Columbia University; He

focuses his research on emotions, suicide and
violence and Psychotherapy Process
He died on April 29, 2006 at the age of 78