Are You Emotionally Intelligent?

It is very important to know that emotional intelligence is not only restricted to a personality domain, where it helps us to recognize our emotions so that it can help thoughts to generate in our mind which in turn, helps us to understand the meaning of emotions so as to create a good emotion as well as a good thought, but it is also considered as another type of intelligence which is different from IQ.

The ability of dealing with emotions differ from person to person and this difference is present in such a way that it is not only complex but is also varied. Thus, one can consider different types of abilities which can be compiled as:

1. To detect someone's emotions by their gestures, the posture of their body, the pitch of their voice and the way they talk.

2. To understand the precursor and consequences of emotion. 

3. To smoothen our thoughts by evoking a particular emotion.

4. To balance the thoughts such as anger and sadness, which are negative.

For different types of life outcomes, EI (Emotional Intelligence) has a significant predictive validity. According to a study, it says that attitudes, job skills and leadership factors are promoted by EI. In another study, a meta-analysis of EI was done and it was found that EI did not have predictive validity beyond that which was found for general intelligence; however, general intelligence did signify performance beyond that was found by EI.

It is often assumed that a person's intelligence remains constant with the change in his or her environment. However, the results show that, instead, a person's score is constant relative to his or her age group. So, a 17 year old teenager can solve a problem more easily than an 8 year old kid.

Research says that there is a change in IQ following early adulthood. After a number of researches done on the age groups ranging between 21 to 60 years, it is found that due to the age difference, there is a decline in the function of intelligence. As there is a cross-sectional contrast rather than a longitudinal contrast in these studies, there are many problems related to such studies. The studies in which longitudinal data are available, the decline in the intelligence with age is less obvious. This result is also supported by the researches done in 1990s which were based on the cross-sectional and longitudinal samples. The result also said that the decline in intelligence is considerable in the age group of 65 to 80.

Few people are more emotionally smart than others. A person with more emotional intelligence has better social relations. Someone who can perceive emotions better than others and use them in their thoughts by understanding its meaning is considered high EI individuals. These people can solve emotional problems more easily and are more approachable than others. They are more involved in social activities like teaching and counselling than in occupations like clerical or any other administrative work. These people are smart enough to keep themselves away from any negative behaviour and avoid them as much as they can.

If someone scored high on emotional management of EI test, he or she is more likely to possess a sentimental attachment with his or her family members and have more positive social interactions. These people can be more motivating and can help others achieve their goals.

After taking the Big Five Personality Test one can easily see how the personality traits associate with the overall EI. It measures the personality of a person depending on five factors: Extraversion, Conscientiousness, Neuroticism, Agreeableness and Openness.

Extraversion defines ones orientation towards things which is outside of oneself and also shows how satisfied a person is after interacting with others. Conscientiousness shows how careful and orderly a person is. Neuroticism reflects the tendency to experience negativities. Agreeableness shows how much someone like and try to please others. Openness shows how much a person tries to seek out new experiences.

If answered correctly, one can truly associate the personality traits which are measured with the overall EI.