What do we mean by emotional intelligence?

 

"Emotional intelligence refers to the ability to recognise our own feelings, the feelings of others, to motivate ourselves and to manage our relationships with others and ourselves appropriately". (Goleman, 1995)

Once we have understood emotions and what emotional intelligence entails, we will talk about emotional regulation strategies, in other words, thoughts or behaviours that we feel and/or to prolong moods with positive and pleasurable repercussions. We can classify these skills into four groups: cognitive, behavioural, coping, distraction from the situation. 

We would like to leave you with this tool called Mood Meter, which will help you to recognise what emotional state you are in at any given moment. This will help you to facilitate the process of emotional self-regulation, so that you don't stay too long in emotions that generate unpleasant feelings.