TeensHealth- Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is ________________________________.

• being smart about emotional situations

• the ability to understand, use, and manage our emotions.

• never getting angry

Emotional intelligence is sometimes called EQ, or _______.

• EI

• EMI

• E

A high EQ can predict success in social and emotional situation, help us build strong relationships, make good decisions, and deal with difficult situations.

• True

• False

Some people have naturally good EQ skills. Others do not. There is usually no way to work on or improve a person's EQ.

• True

• False

Being able to imagine what emotions a person is likely to be feeling (even when you don't actually know) is called ________.

• sympathy

• pity

• empathy

Often it's important to express how you feel. But managing your reaction means knowing when, where, and ___________ to express yourself.

• why

• who

• how

Someone who has good EQ knows it can damage relationships to react to emotions in a way that's disrespectful, too intense, too impulsive, or harmful.

• True

• False

Emotion and mood are difficult to control. We DO NOT have the power to decide what mood is right for a situation, and then to get into that mood.

• True

• False

People with good EQ know that moods aren't just things that happen to us. We can control them by knowing which mood is best for a particular situation and how to get into that mood.

• True

• False

Emotional intelligence is something that develops as we get _________________.

• older

• smarter

• more college degrees