Emotional Intelligence

 

A. Personal Components of Emotional Intelligence

 

1. Awareness of One's Emotions

 

2. Managing One's Emotions

 

3. Self-Motivation: Controlling Impulses

 

B. Interpersonal Components of Emotional Intelligence

 

1. Empathy: Recognizing Emotions in Others

 

2. Handling Relationships

 

3. Optimism

 

 

 

While there is no single, well-validated paper-and-pencil test for emotional intelligence like an IQ test the following Web Sites will give you a rough sense of what EI is.