Understanding Emotional Intelligence and Its Components

Emotional Intelligence

The ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you.

Emotion

A combination of feelings, biological state, thought process, and action tendencies.

Feelings

What you experience emotionally (e.g., happiness, anger).

Biological State

How your body reacts (e.g., fast heartbeat, sweating).

Thought Process

How you think about the situation.

Action Tendencies

What you feel like doing (e.g., yelling, hugging).

#FBTA

A shortcut for Feelings, Biological State, Thought Process, Action Tendencies.

Feelings, Biological State, Thought Processes, Action Tendencies

What is #FBTA?

Awareness

Knowing what you're feeling and why.

Regulation

Managing your emotions in a healthy way.

Motivation

Using emotions to stay focused and reach goals.

#ARM

A shortcut for Awareness, Regulation, Motivation.

Awareness, Regulation, Motivation

What is #ARM?

Empathy

Understanding and sharing the feelings of others.

Social Skills

Managing relationships, communicating well, and working with others.

Birds of the same feather flock together

Meaning: People with similar behaviors, interests, or emotions tend to group together.

You cannot control something you can't hold

Meaning: You can't manage emotions or situations that you don't understand or acknowledge.

If you have nothing to say, say nothing. If you have nothing good to do, do nothing

Meaning: Think before you speak or act. Avoid saying or doing things that don't help or may hurt.

Example of Emotion

Someone cuts you off in traffic: Feeling: Angry, Biological state: Heart rate increases, Thought: 'That was so rude!', Action tendency: You feel like honking or yelling.

Example of Awareness

Realizing you're anxious before a test.

Example of Regulation

Taking deep breaths instead of yelling when upset.

Example of Motivation

Feeling proud after finishing a hard task and using that energy to start a new one.

Example of Empathy

Comforting a friend who's sad, even if you're not feeling sad yourself.

Example of Social Skills

Working well with classmates in a group project.