Chapter 4

· Go to the website http://www.queendom.com/tests/access_page/index.htm?idRegTest=1121

Take the Emotional Intelligence Test. What are the results? Are you surprised? Why or why not? Why is it important for you to find out your emotional intelligence score? How can you improve your emotional intelligence?

My score on the Emotional Intelligence Test was a 73. I was slightly surprised by this score because I expected it to be similar to regular IQ tests, which I tend to score highly on. As I was taking the test, however, I realized that my score was probably not going to be very high, based on the questions being asked, and my answers to those questions.

It is important to find out your emotional intelligence score because it helps you to find out what areas you need to improve on. From my score, and the feedback I received on my test, I believe I need to work on understanding my own emotions, and learning how to deal with my personal problems. If I improve in these areas, I think it will help improve my motivation levels, and confidence in helping others with their emotional problems.

· Go to the website http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=9757&cn=353

Read the information about how to manage your mood. How does this information relate to the text? Did you find it helpful? Why or why not?

This information relates to the text because it relates to “managing debilitative moods”. While it is not the same concepts presented in pages 158-162 of the text, it gives similar, as well as additional methods for helping to minimize debilitative moods and emotions.

I found the information to be very helpful. Many, if not all, of the concepts I had heard before. I found this article to be very good in reminding me of certain ways I could soothe certain emotions, tensions, and moods. My favorite out of all of the methods presented in the article is the Progressive Muscle Relaxation (or PMR) method. This is a self-soothing technique I used to use in high school, but had forgotten in the craziness of college life. I will definitely be trying to use it more often again!

· Go to the website http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s184614.htm

What is your opinion of this article?

I find this topic to be interesting, but not anything new. I have seen and heard about this concept before in many of my psychology classes. Because of this, it was not a very exciting article. On the other hand, as I said before, the concept is really interesting, and something I would find fascinating to see firsthand!