Emotional Intelligence (Essay Sample)

Emotional Intelligence
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In my rating on the emotional intelligence scale, I can rank myself as good in self-awareness, good in self-management, above average in social-awareness and magnificent in social skills. These ratings are based on my personal reflection on experiences in life, through which my emotional intelligence has come to test. Some of my friends agree with my personal ratings although some of them think that I am just above average as far as self-awareness is concerned. Their argument is that self-awareness is a long process, and one requires to progress in age and knowledge to be able to rank as "good" in self-awareness (Daniels, 2000). Almost everyone in my circle of friends agrees that I am excellent in social skills, just as suggested in my personal ratings. On average, my personal ratings are in line with the observations of my friends and relatives. I can rank as "healthy" as far as emotional intelligence is concerned, although there is room for improvement (Goleman, 2009.).
Upon taking an on-line EI Test, my results indicate that I have “an above average score in Emotional Intelligence” (Anonymous, 2014). The results are not, however, inclusive in their analysis and presentation of the results. It is composed of twenty questions, all of which are accompanied by several options expected to be possible answers. I find it hard to agree with the test, as it did not indicate my areas of strengths and/or weaknesses, but rather a generalized statement of results (Maul, 2008). The test, therefore, contributed little in my emotional growth. I would have preferred a test whose results extends to assisting the learners to acquire insight in line with their personal self-evaluation processes (Carter, 2009). The emotional intelligence test that I took is available at  HYPERLINK "http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl_eq_quiz_results.htm?cor=63" http://psychology.about.com/library/quiz/bl_eq_quiz_results.htm?cor=63.

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