Essays on Quotient

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Autism Speaks (2012) argues that autism spectrum disorders are not the causes of the challenging behaviors that are witnessed in children diagnosed with the disorders. Instead, the biological processes that cause the disorders also cause the challenging behaviors. Whether there are divergent perspectives can be determined by reviewing literature on the subject. The following is an annotated bibliography with the sources that offer insight on why individuals with autism spectrum disorder engage in challenging behavior. Connie, A. (2011). New research on children with ASD and aggression. Retrieved from http://www.iancommunity.org/cs/simons_simplex_community/aggression_and_asd The researcher argues that the response of the parent to ...

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Emotional Intelligence (EI) as a concept has struck root since the middle of the 1990s. It was adopted by the management world though it has its base in psychology. It became popular as a trait that every leader ought to possess if he were to lead a team. It surpassed the existing notion that Intelligence Quotient (IQ) was sufficient to succeed in an organizational setting. The practical use of EI leads to better decisions by both individuals and groups (Hess & Bacigalupo, 2011). This essay introduces the concept of EI with examples and differentiates EQ from IQ. It dwells on ...

Emotional intelligence is the ability to effectively understand the emotional sphere of human life, to understand emotions and emotional underpinnings of relations, and use emotions to solve problems related to relationships and motivation. The first concept of emotional intelligence occurred in 1990, since that time different authors interpret this concept very flexible. There are the following hierarchically organized components of emotional intelligence, such as perception and expression of emotions, improvement of the efficiency of thinking with the help of emotions, understanding of emotions of other people, and managing of the emotions. This hierarchy is based on the following principles. ...

Emotional Intelligence (EQ or EI) is a cognitive ability that imposes interpersonal behavior and entails social skills, social awareness, self-management, and self-awareness, which are essential in enhancing the effectiveness in leadership (Carter, 2011). One example of emotional intelligence is the ability to motivate oneself and maintain successful interpersonal relationships. Another is example entails being able to discern and efficiently deal with emotions of other persons (Carter & Russell, 2008). On a similar note, it requires recognizing and managing one’s emotions in an efficient and effective manner. Emotional quotient is the measure of an individual’s emotional intelligence as quantified ...

Introduction

The paper aims to shed light on the topic of emotional intelligence and determine the importance of emotional intelligence for effective leadership.

Emotional intelligence explained and example of the concept

Robbins, Judge & Sanghi (2010), in their book, described the concept of emotional intelligence as the ability of a person to realize his or her own emotions when experience them (to be self-aware), the ability of a person to detecting emotions in others, and the ability to manage emotional information and cues. For example, people who know their emotions and understand the reason behind their anger and deal with the situation without being angry and violating the norms ...

Importance of Emotional Intelligence: For HR Managers and Employees

While the term Emotional Intelligence has become a buzzword in organizational circles since the 1990s, sociologists and behavioural scientists argue that it not an entirely new phenomenon. Researchers such as Charles Darwin have written extensively about the human being’s innate capacity to identify, experience and understand emotional states; their own as well as that of others . A more formal definition of the term was presented by David Goleman, who quantified this so far subjective concept as “the capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically” . There are several ...

Even though many people emphasize the more rational elements of the human experience, there has been an increase lately to put people’s emotional side in the forefront. In this sense, psychologists have started employing the term emotional intelligence to emphasize the fact that the management of sentiments and relationships is as important as logical reasoning. This is especially important for a leader, as one could even argue that an important portion of one’s leadership skills depend on one’s emotional intelligence. Therefore, organizations should be aware of this variable in order to better manage their human resources, ...

Intelligence is a broad term which has various meaning attached to it, in all the languages of the world. Philosophers have been trying to understand and explain the meaning of the term ‘intelligence’ since centuries, and each one of them has come up with their own exemplification of the term. For example, Einstein terms intelligence, not as the occupation of knowledge, but it is more of imagination and creativity. Socrates, on the other hand, believes that intelligence is the self-knowledge of claiming that one knows nothing. Moving from philosophers, people have considered understanding the meaning of the term from ...

The theory of intentional change was developed by Bayatzis with an aim of defining a suitable or preferred change in one's character, thoughts, and feelings. Intentional change can last for a long time thus making it sustainable, or it may become permanent and a part of an individual’s normal life. Lasting change is marked by five main discoveries also known as discontinuities. The first discontinuity is the discovery of self through understanding the person that you are currently, and the creation of images of the person you would like to be in future. Discovering the real self and ...

When a business is started, and it starts to function, the factor that decides the success or failure could be environmental factor analysis. A strategic plan that considers and takes into account all the factors of environmental analysis will be able to create a successful business. The proper identification of business opportunities and threats helps integrate the efforts of the business where the focus is needed. The process of identifying and assessing the factors, which have a significant impact on business from the outside, is known as the environmental analysis. These factors of business impact could be politics related, ...

Intelligence and Adaptive Behavior

According to American Association of Mental Retardation, intelligence is the general mental capability (2002). Mental capability is the ability of an individual to plan, solve problems, comprehend complex ideas, learn quickly, and learn from experience. From a teacher of students with intellectual disability (MR) perspective, intelligence is the ability to figure out things by pulling together reasoning, experience, and observation (Dage, 2010). Normally, intelligence is measured using Intelligence Quotient (IQ). Standardized tests, prepared by professionals, are used to measure IQ. An IQ score of 70 or below indicates present of intellectual disability in an individual. Intelligence cannot be taught in ...

Educating Special Needs Students

Intellectual disability is a disability, which mostly originates before the age of eighteen years but may appear at any age. Intellectual disability is characterized by significant limitation in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior necessary for everyday social and practical skills (Carlson, 2009). It occurs due to developmental defects before birth or brain injuries during or after birth. Intellectual disability comprises mental retardation, minor intellectual deficits, specific learning disability, brain injuries, and neurodegenerative diseases. Intellectual disabilities impair learner’s conceptual, social, and practical skills. These skills are fundamental for the learning process to take place effectively. For instance, mental retardation ...