HW280 HW280 Mapping the Mind-Body DivideMapping the Mind-Body Divide

Unit 2 Seminar:Unit 2 Seminar:

The Role of Emotional The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Health & Wellness Intelligence in Health & Wellness

Let’s Review Let’s Review

Last week, we got to know one Last week, we got to know one another and got oriented to another and got oriented to the class.the class.

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Seminar AgendaSeminar AgendaEmotional Intelligence (EQ)Emotional Intelligence (EQ)– BackgroundBackground– DefinitionsDefinitions– Common AttributesCommon Attributes– ApplicationsApplications

ExerciseExercise

Wrap-upWrap-up

BackgroundBackgroundHistorical foundations EQHistorical foundations EQ– PsychologyPsychology– Contrast to IQContrast to IQ– Non-cognitive aspectsNon-cognitive aspects– LeadershipLeadership

Recent interestRecent interest– ““Emotional Intelligence” Emotional Intelligence” (Salovey & Mayer, 1990)(Salovey & Mayer, 1990)

– Goleman & work on brain, behaviorGoleman & work on brain, behavior

Appropriate and inappropriate applicationsAppropriate and inappropriate applications

Questions . . . .

Goleman devotes much of the first chapter to reviewing the seat of emotion and emotional response in the brain. Why do you think this he did so?

A premise of EQ is that rationality alone cannot truly guide good decision-making.

What are some examples, both from the text and your experience, supporting this concept?

What is emotional What is emotional intelligence . . . .?intelligence . . . .?

What What isn’tisn’t it . . . ? it . . . ?

Working Definition Working Definition ““A form of social intelligence that A form of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one’s own involves the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use discriminate among them, and to use this information to guide one’s thinking this information to guide one’s thinking and action,” and action,” (Salovey & Mayer, 1990)(Salovey & Mayer, 1990)

Salovey, P. & Mayer, J. Emotional Intelligence. Imagination, Cognition and personality, 9(3), 185-211.

Common AttributesCommon Attributes

Self-regulation

Self-awareness

MotivationMood management

Social skills

EQ

Applications of EQApplications of EQ

Work

Personal Life

Health & Wellness

Education

Societal

ExerciseExercise

Demonstrate the application of concepts of Demonstrate the application of concepts of emotional intelligenceemotional intelligence

– Choose a partnerChoose a partner– Use Private Messaging feature for about 5-10 minutes Use Private Messaging feature for about 5-10 minutes

to discuss the exerciseto discuss the exercise– Share with the groupShare with the group

Ready for instructions?Ready for instructions?

Instructions:– Make up a realistic conflict, scenario or problem in your assigned

domain. – Identify the participants; describe the conflict; describe the impulses

that drive the actors; describe the important attributes of EQ and how these can be applied to successfully resolve the conflict or problem.

Domains:– Personal/Home Life– Workplace – Professional– Health and Wellness– Societal

ExerciseExercise

Questions???Questions???

Wrap-UpWrap-UpReviewed development and definitions of Reviewed development and definitions of emotional intelligence emotional intelligence

Discussed common attributes of emotional Discussed common attributes of emotional intelligenceintelligence

Applied concepts in different domainsApplied concepts in different domains

Until we chat again . . . have a great week!Until we chat again . . . have a great week!

Unit 3 PreviewUnit 3 PreviewPsychology of health and wellness and our ability to achieve happiness through predicting the outcomes of future experiences

Build on concepts from Unit 2Build on concepts from Unit 2

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Reading = Daniel Gilbert, Reading = Daniel Gilbert, Stumbling on HappinessStumbling on Happiness, , Chapters 1-3.Chapters 1-3.

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