AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Abstract. Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, use, understand, and manage emotions. Interest in EI and related concepts was fueled by growing recognition that cognitive ability accounts for only a limited amount of the variability found in important life outcomes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the emotions of people around you. There are five key elements to EI: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills.

Detailed explanation-3: -Emotional intelligence, also known as emotional quotient or EQ, is the ability to understand and manage your emotions and the emotions of others.

Detailed explanation-4: -Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and regulate emotions in self and others (Abraham, 1999; Goleman, 1998; Schutte et al., 2001).

Detailed explanation-5: -The four domains of Emotional Intelligence-self awareness, self management, social awareness, and relationship management-each can help a leader face any crisis with lower levels of stress, less emotional reactivity and fewer unintended consequences.