I hate my nose, my eyes are too small, I wish my lips were bigger, my ears are too big, I wish my stomach was flat, I wish I had abs, my face is too big, I’m too skinny, I’m fat. Do any of these statements ring a bell? These are some of the insecurities individuals could face at some point in their lives. You look in the mirror and all these physical flaws stand out and wishing you could change them is all you want but than realize how unrealistic that thought really is, so you move on with your…
What is emotional intelligence? As defined it is “the ability to express emotion accurately, as well as the ability to understand emotion and emotional knowledge along with the ability to access and to generate feelings when they facilitate emotions in ways that insist thought”. However this is only part of the story ones emotional intelligence also allows them to adjust to and handle stress, anxiety, etc. One emotional intelligence directly relates to how one deals with these internal and…
test and the Emotional Intelligence test was to understand how I currently interact and work with colleagues, how colleagues and others communicate with me, and how I could improve my interactions. The DiSC test is based on the DISC (Dominance, Inducement, Submission, and Compliance) Theory is a four attribute behavioral model to examine the behavior of individuals within a specific environment. (Jang, 2008) According to Phycology Today is the capacity to reason about emotions and emotional…
that empathy consists only of emotional components (Mehrabian & Epstein, as cited in Davis, 1980). Another school of thought emphasizes the cognitive aspects and equates empathy with the accurate perception of others (Hogan, 1969). I agree with Dr. Mark Davis, professor at Eckerd University and author of over 50 books and articles on empathy, who argues that empathy is multidimensional and requires a number of constructs, including cognitive responses and emotional reactions (Davis, 1980).…
Introduction The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as “limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate and safe foods or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways.”1 Nearly 12% of people living in Virginia are considered food insecure, and these rates are even higher in the southeastern portion of the state. The cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth have food insecurity rates close to 19%.2 Many of these…
Roald Dahl’s “Lamb to the Slaughter” INTRODUCTION My analysis of Roald Dahl’s short story “Lamb to the Slaughter” reveals the murder of police detective Patrick Maloney. The story depicts a tale of a loyal wife’s reaction to her husband’s betrayal. The story is an irregular day in Mary’s regular life. She makes the day turn around by murdering her husband and smartly covering it up, leaving the detectives with no possible way to excuse “innocent” Mary of murder. This short story, we are taught…
Social intelligence is closely related to one’s own, personality and individual behavior. Those with social intelligence are fully aware of them and understand their environment. This enables them to control their emotions, make decisions about their goals in life. Social intelligence is the ability to understand and manage men and women, boys and girls, to act wisely in human relations. Social intelligence is that part of the individual’s mental ability which generates in him the capacity to…
The recent approaches to the study of the intelligence has been separated into two types of approaches. There are the Sternberg's Approach and Gardner's Approach. Sternberg deemed intelligence as the purposive adaptation to,selection of, and shaping of real world environments relevant to one's life & abilities. However, from Gardner's point of view, the aspects of intelligence are varied.All of the intelligence are independent and function simultaneously. Gardner's research on intelligence is…
Leadership and Ethics The important first step towards injecting leadership into executing projects is to realize the importance of ethics in defining one’s character, and understanding that one’s character defines their ability to lead. Learning how to exhibit and reinforce ethical behavior is the challenge. Ethical traits include: honesty, fairness, respect, and actions that are NOT self-serving. Ethical traits are demonstrated by empathy, the true ability to reach out and care. Empathy…
Introduction Until recently, I have been surrounded by ineffective leaders for my entire professional career. Prior to June 2016, I was employed by The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) for eight years. During that time, a common problem for the leadership there was that they severely struggled with motivating subordinates. Turnover was also extremely high, and this was largely due to the ways that the leaders communicated with their followers. After witnessing such extreme…