HW280 Mapping the Mind-Body Divide Unit 2 Seminar: The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Health & Wellness

Let’s Review Last week, we got to know one another and got oriented to the class. Syllabus question? Grading Rubrics & Timelines Anyone new? Discussion Boards Seminar My contact information: AIM = drkondrak Office Hours: By appointment

Seminar Agenda Emotional Intelligence (EQ) –Background –Definitions –Common Attributes –Applications ExerciseWrap-up

Background Historical foundations EQ –Psychology –Contrast to IQ –Non-cognitive aspects –Leadership Recent interest –“Emotional Intelligence” (Salovey & Mayer, 1990) –Goleman & work on brain, behavior Appropriate 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 intelligence....? What isn’t it... ?

Working Definition “A form of social intelligence that involves the ability to monitor one’s own and others’ feelings and emotions, to discriminate among them, and to use this information to guide one’s thinking and action,” (Salovey & Mayer, 1990) Salovey, P. & Mayer, J. Emotional Intelligence. Imagination, Cognition and personality, 9(3),

Common Attributes Self-regulation Self- awareness Motivation Mood management Social skills EQ

Applications of EQ Work Personal Life Health & Wellness Education Societal

Exercise Demonstrate the application of concepts of emotional intelligence –Choose a partner –Use Private Messaging feature for about 5-10 minutes to discuss the exercise –Share with the group 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 Exercise

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Wrap-Up Reviewed development and definitions of emotional intelligence Discussed common attributes of emotional intelligence Applied concepts in different domains Until we chat again... have a great week!

Unit 3 Preview Psychology of health and wellness and our ability to achieve happiness through predicting the outcomes of future experiences Build on concepts from Unit 2 Page Limit announcement on website Reading = Daniel Gilbert, Stumbling on Happiness, Chapters 1-3. Have a great week!