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Emotional Quotient Theory On Emotional Health

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According to Goleman (1998), cited by Hidalgo (2011), emotional quotient is the basic requirement for the use of IQ. He argued that if the areas of the brain that feels are damaged, man’s ability to think is diminished. Emotional quotient makes a man aware of his feelings and the feelings of others. It affects empathy, motivation, compassion, and an ability to respond skilfully to pleasure and pain. Spiegel (1999), reported that expressing feeling and emotions could improve health. The cornerstone of emotional health is emotional stability, which describes how well an individual deal with the day-to-day stresses of personal interactions and physical environment. In achieving emotional wellness, it allows an individual to experience life’s ups and down with enthusiasm and grace while maintaining and satisfying …show more content…

Maslow’s accepted hierarchy of needs suggests that the physical, social, and emotional needs of an individual must be first met in order that he can become “self-actualizing”. Consequently, in the field of teaching, one can only become productive, efficient and effective if his basic needs are attained. Another theory that may support this study on the interconnectedness of the different aspects of man is the Alderfer’s ERG theory. In his ERG theory, Alderfer proposed three human needs, which include existence, growth, and relatedness. He explained that the existence refers to the needs satisfied by such factors as food, air and water, pay, and working conditions while growth needs are those that satisfied by an individual making creative or productive contributions. According to Alderfer, relatedness is the need satisfied by meaningful social and interpersonal relationships. Man is basically a social being; thus he needs to interact and build harmonious relationships with other

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