Emotional

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Emotional
Intelligence 
 
 
 
 
 

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1 
Learning Objectives
 
 
The participants will be able to: 
 
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Recognize and discuss
the four foundational areas of emotional intelligence 
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Explain
the personal and professional benefits of emotional intelligence 
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Discover
areas of opportunity for growth in emotional intelligence 
Anyone can get angry — that is easy. But to do this to the right person, to the right 
extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for 
everyone, nor is it easy. (II.1109a27) 
Aristotle
Nicomachean Ethics (c. 325 BC)
 

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2 
Definitions: 
1.
 
“
Emotional intelligence is your ability to recognize and understand emotions in 
yourself and others, and your ability to use this awareness to manage your behavior 
and relationships
” (Bradberry & Greaves, 2009).
 
 
2.
 
“
Emotional Intelligence
 
refers to the capacity for recognizing our own feelings and those 
of others, for motivating ourselves, and for managing emotions well in ourselves and in 
our relationships” (Goleman, 1998).
 
 
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Being able to monitor and regulate one’s own and others’ feelings, and to use feelings to 
guide thought and action” (Salovey & Mayer, 1990).