Greetings hoomans~
Previously, we talked about the intellectual aspects of the self, we discussed Cognition, Memory, and Intelligence, and Human Learning. To summarize, it stated that people continuously process information that came from their environments and developed learnings from their experiences that they may use in their daily lives.
For
our today’s discussion, we will tackle the topic of the Emotional Dimension of
Self which includes Human Emotion and Emotional Intelligence, and Emotional
Regulation.
Human
Emotion and Emotional Intelligence
Did you know that Emotions are different from Feelings? Yes! That is right because emotions serve as a driving force in how one acts and behaves, and it is a biological experience and response. While feelings are the mental association of what is going on in your body when you have an emotion and is the mechanism of your brain distinguishing and assigning meaning to the emotion. There is six (6) type of emotions: Joyful, Sadness, Disgust, Fear, Anger, and Surprise. These emotions are no picture or images yet through the movie “Inside Out,” we are given the imagery of these emotions. Joyful is expressing great happiness, while sadness is the opposite of joy, it is showing a grieve or deep sorrow. We tend to see the person is happy when he/she is smiling and laughing while we can recognize if a person is sad when he/she is silent or crying. Disgust is the strong disapproval of something unpleasant or offensive, and fear is an emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. Disgust and fear are often seen in most restaurants, when customers complain about their uncooked and tasteless food they are showing the emotion of disgust, and most chefs fear getting a complaint from their valued customers. Anger is an intense emotional state involving a strong uncomfortable response that may cause provocation, hurt, or threat. Most parents are angry with their children when they go home late from the outside, they tend to punish their child by being grounded or confiscating their phones, but most parents made this because it is their reaction for making them worried and fear that you may get into trouble. Lastly, the surprise is an unexpected or shocking event, fact, or thing. An example of this emotion is when a family throws gender reveal party, the guests are excited to know the gender of the baby and they get surprised when the gender has been revealed.
Emotional
intelligence is the capacity of an individual to recognize his/her emotions and
those of others. It distinguished between the different feelings, labels the
emotions appropriately, and knows how to manage their emotions through the use
of emotional information. In regulating emotions, the capacity to be sensitive
and aware of one’s emotions and those of others is also developed for
self-understanding and maintaining a healthy interpersonal relationship. In the
workplace, employees with emotional intelligence achieve corporate success and
show flexibility skills in dealing with their colleagues.
Emotional
Regulation
Do
you ever receive a piece of advice that does not make decisions when you are
angry because it may lead to a bad decision? Or you must avoid promising
someone when you are very happy because you tend to forget these promises after
the situation? If yes, this is called emotional regulation, it is the ability
to exert control over one’s emotional state, or in other words, an attempt to
influence the emotion. Why is emotional regulation is important? Aside from a
state of ease feeling, emotional regulation can also improve one’s mental
health, enhance well-being, and established a good relationship with peers and
colleagues.
Keep reading~ because what we will discuss on the next topic is the Spiritual Self, which includes the Inner Soul, Connections with Nature, and Discovering Life’s Meaning.
Thank
you!
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