Emotional Intelligence: The Four Branch Model Of Emotional Intelligence

Register to read the introduction… This step involves understanding emotions so that we can accurately recognize them. Perceiving emotions accurately may include reading body language, which is a major nonverbal cue along with facial expressions. Facial expressions such as happiness, sadness, anger, and fear, are universally recognizable in human beings. The second branch is: reasoning with emotions. In this step the individual needs to use his/her emotion to initiate the thinking process and to spark cognitive activity in the brain. This is beneficial because the emotions that an individual has can help them be aware of where they are placing all of their attention and what they are actually responding to. It is Salovey and Meyers belief that we as human beings respond emotionally to things that reap our attention. The third branch is: understanding emotions. Emotions that an individual perceives may vary in meaning from person to person. Emotions can have a wide range of meanings for the individual observing them. One example of this may be if a person has tears in their eyes, it could be because they are hurt or it could be tears of joy. Emotions have the power to convey its own pattern of possible messages, and actions associated with those messages. The fourth and final branch of emotional intelligence is: managing Emotions. A major component of emotional intelligence is the individual’s ability to successfully manage their emotions. Being able to correctly respond to emotions of others and being able to accurately regulate our own emotions is an important part of emotional …show more content…
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