What role do emotions play in human affairs? How do feelings influence our personal relationships, and our working lives? Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions, a skill that is enormously important to all of us. Despite extensive recent interest in EI, we still don't know enough about the psychology of emotional experience. This is the first book to provide an informative, comprehensive review of scientific research in the field and the ways in which EI is important in everyday life. After an introduction, the first part of the book considers fundamental issues related to EI. It discusses the development of the EI construct, its definitions and how it can be measured, as well as reviewing research concerned with the role that emotion plays in rational, intelligent thinking and behavior. The second section of the book focuses on the important applications of EI to everyday life, addressing such key questions as: * how can emotional intelligence be used to improve health, financial decisions, friendships, marriages, and career success? * how can training programs in emotional intelligence be implemented in schools and in the work force? Written in an engaging and accessible style, Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life provides a much-needed review of this important and growing field and should be of interest to laypersons, students, researchers, and practitioners alike.
Hello. I am a speaker, researcher, and author
My primary passion is to utilize Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychology to:
Reduce human suffering and increase well-being
Promote emotional intelligence
Create supportive communities and positive relationships
Promote effective, value driven behavior.
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