Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life

by Beck; John H.

• ISBN13: 9781841690285
• ISBN10: 1841690287
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2001-06-22
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

The notion of Emotional Intelligence (EI) - the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions - has become enormously popular, generating numerous books, articles, TV talk shows, and websites. Despite the extensive interest, this is the first book to provide a serious, comprehensive review of the field and the ways in which EI is important to everyday life. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book sets out clearly what Emotional Intelligence is (and what it is not), as well as describing the basic skills and knowledge that are needed to achieve high EI. It goes on to discuss the important applications of EI to everyday life, addressing such key questions as: How can emotional intelligence be used to improve health, financial decisions, friendships, marriages, and career success? How can training programs in emotional intelligence be implemented in schools and in the work force? The first comprehensive review of the field, covering a diversity of approaches from education,business, psychology, and family studies. Contributors include the founders of the notion of EI (John D. Mayer and Peter Salovey, Yale) as well as leading researchers in the field.

Table of Contents

About the Editors	viii
Contributors	ix
Emotional Intelligence and Everyday Life: An Introduction	xi
John D. Mayer
Joseph Ciarrochi
Joseph P. Forgas
PART I FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES
A Field Guide to Emotional Intelligence	3	(22)
John D. Mayer
Measuring Emotional Intelligence	25	(21)
Joseph Ciarrochi
Amy Chan
Peter Caputi
Richard Roberts
Affective Intelligence: The Role of Affect in Social Thinking and Behavior	46	(21)
Joseph P. Forgas
PART II APPLICATIONS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH TO EVERYDAY LIFE
Low Emotional Intelligence and Mental Illness	67	(15)
Graeme J. Taylor
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Actualization	82	(16)
Reuven Bar-On
Emotional Intelligence and Intimate Relationships	98	(15)
Julie Fitness
Emotional Intelligence and Empathic Accuracy	113	(20)
Judith Flury
William Ickes
Emotional Intelligence and Education	133	(17)
Maurice J. Elias
Lisa Hunter
Jeffrey S. Kress
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace	150	(18)
David R. Caruso
Charles J. Wolfe
Applied Emotional Intelligence: Regulating Emotions to Become Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise	168	(19)
Peter Salovey
PART III INTEGRATION AND CONCLUSIONS
Measuring the Intelligence of an Idea: How Intelligence is the Idea of Emotional Intelligence?	187	(8)
Robert J. Sternberg
References	195	(22)
Author Index	217	(6)
Subject Index	223