EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

There are a lot of intelligence types: Mathematical Intelligence, Linguistic Intelligence… But lately, a lot of people think that Emotional Intelligence is very important,too. Why is it so important?
Why do we need it?
Thinking, behaving and communicating well are the basic features of Emotional Intelligence. People who have high Emotional Intelligence tend to be more successful in their life. It affects academic achievements, work performance, our ability to communicate effectively, solve everyday problems, build good interpersonal relationships even our
ability to decide. If you have high emotional intelligence you can do them well. There are four main aims of Emotional Intelligence Theory:
1. Perceiving Emotions
2. Using emotions to make thinking easier
3. Understanding emotional meanings
4. Managing emotions

Read and answer the questions

1. What are the basic features of Emotional Intelligence?
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2. What happens if you have high Emotional Intelligence?
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3. What does it affect?
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4. Can you communicate effectively if you have it high?
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5. Does it affect relationships?
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6. What are the main aims of Emotional Intelligence?
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Answers:

1. Thinking, behaving and communicating well are the basic feautures of Emational Intelligence.
2. You tend to be more successful in your life.
3. It affects academic achievements, work performance, our ability to communicate effectively, solve everyday problems, build good interpersonal relationships and decide.
4. Yes, we can.
5. Yes,it does
6. They are ‘perceiving emotions, using emotions to make thinking easier,understanding emotional meanings and managing emotions.