Find+Your+EQ

Consider the following:
The Gen Psych textbook has a TRY IT in Chapter 7 that says emotional intelligence may be just as important to success in your chosen career as your actual job skills. Take this short test to assess your EQ by checking one response for each item.

1. I'm always aware of even subtle feelings as I have them. Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never 2. I can delay gratification in pursuit of my goals instead of getting carried away by impulse. Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never 3.Instead of giving up in the face of setbacks or disappointments, I stay hopeful and optimistic. Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never 4.My keen sense of others' feelings makes me compassionate about their plight. Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never 5.I can sense impulse of a group or relationship and state unspoken feelings. Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never 6.I can sooth or contain distressing feelings, so that they don't keep me from doing things I need to do. Always Usually Sometimes Rarely Never

Score your results as follows:Always=4 points, Usually=3points, Sometimes=2points, Rarely=1point, Never=0points. The closer your total number of points is to 24, the higher your EQ probably is.

Discuss:
Do the activity. Report results and discuss your experience below.

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References:
See TRY IT Gen Psych Chapter 7 page 230 For more about [link to relevant vocabulary page(s)] see Gen Psych Chapter [link to relevant chapter]

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I took the EQ test and it states that I have high emotional intelligence. This is good news! EQ counts for twice as much as IQ and technical skills combined in determining who will be a star performer. Your level of EQ likely has been and will be a driver of your high performance for years to come. Areas to work on: While you are doing well - don't forget to take time out of your busy day-to-day activities to stop and reflect on what brings you the greatest meaning in your life. If we fail to do this on a regular basis, we risk becoming tranquilized by the trivial. Sedated by the small details. Yes, deadlines need meeting and goals must be achieved. But if we are working toward goals that are not in alignment with our key values and greater purpose, we face becoming hostile and cynical - losing the reason we are doing 'all of this' in this first place! This translates into less joy and enthusiasm for our work - resulting in a diminished ability to be effective, at ease, and on purpose. As William James said: I have no doubt whatever that most people live, whether physically, intellectually, or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness... much like a man who, out of his whole body organism, should get into the habit of using and moving only his little finger... We all have reservoirs of life to draw upon, of which we do not dream.