Emotional &
Intellectual Aspects
ACHIEVING MY EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES
To die & be a person for others
Aspects: Integration of the whole person
1. Physical
2. Emotional
3. Intellectual Body Heart
4. Moral
5. Social / Political
6. Spiritual Mind
Class activity:
Share your feelings today.
EMOTION
⮚In classical literature, emotion is associated with the
heart (but, for Freud, everything is in the mind)
⮚There is no common definition of emotion:
“Emotions are biological states associated with the nervous
system brought on by neurophysiological changes variously
associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioural responses,
and a degree of pleasure or pain (Wikipedia)”
Catholic Teachings on Emotions:
CAPITAL SINS SEVEN CAPITAL VIRTUES
1. PRIDE – undue self-esteem or self-love, which seeks 1. Chastity
attention and honor and sets oneself in competition with
God 2. Temperance
2. AVARICE – the inordinate love for riches
3. Charity
3. ENVY – resentment or sadness at another’s good fortune
4. WRATH – the desire of vengeance 4. Diligence
5. LUST – the inordinate craving for or indulgence in sexual 5. Patience
pleasure
6. GLUTTONY – overindulgence in food or drink 6. Kindness
7. SLOTH – a culpable lack of physical or spiritual effort 7. Humility
Fundamentals of Emotion:
Based on Plutchik’s (1980) configuration of
emotion, there are eight fundamental emotions:
1. Joy
2. Trust
3. Fear
4. Surprise
5. Sadness
6. Disgust
7. Anger
8. Anticipation
Emotion Management Strategies
• In any social interaction, feelings may arise.
These emotions may be positive or negative and
may affect relationships as well.
• thus, people should always keep their emotions
in check to avoid misunderstanding and
miscommunications
Some tips in managing emotions:
1. Smile to make yourself feel good.
◦ Face a mirror and smile
◦ After some time, your mood will be better and you
might even laugh naturally.
◦ Do it for at least 30 seconds
2. Smile to make others feel good.
◦ Smiling opens up your connection with others
◦ It also leads to experiencing empathy
3. Get up and move
◦ Exercise activates happy hormones
◦ Movement is also important for the lymphatic
system to get the toxins out of your body
4. Check in with your body
◦ Scan your body by feeling the tensions building up
◦ Learn to relate these tensions with the emotion you
feel to understand how your feelings affect your
physiology
5. Physically remove the tension
◦ If you feel tense in your arms, shake them
◦ If there is tension in your chest, stretch and breathe
deeply
6. Breathe
◦ Deep breathing by contracting your diaphragm
◦ Do this exercise for at least 60 seconds
◦ The body cannot sustain anger when your are
breathing deeply
7. Talk to someone
◦ It is healthier to vent your anger and frustration to a
friend rather than to suppress them
◦ Express your feelings so you can start to resolve the
situation
8. Disengage and re-engage emotions
◦ Learn to park your emotions to deal with it at a later
time, but do not avoid them
◦ You must acknowledge your feelings then utilize
your emotional intelligence to improve them
9. Label your emotions
◦ After acknowledging your emotions, label them
◦ The part of the brain that feels the emotion is the
same part that names it
10. Label emotions for others
◦ You can often defuse a tense situation by
acknowledging the feelings of others
Intelligent Behaviors
SEEING MY NATURAL ABILITY
14 Intelligent Behaviors:
⮚Behavior – the manner in which a person
conducts himself/herself in various circumstances
⮚When a person is behaving intelligently, he is said
to manifest 14 behaviours or dispositions
⮚The following are 14 intelligent behaviors indicative of
an effective and efficient problem-solver:
1. Persistence – not giving up when the answer to a
problem is not immediately known
2. Overcoming impulsiveness – involves planning,
clarifying goals, exploring alternative strategies, and
considering consequences before one begins a task
3. Listening to others – the ability to listen to other person
and understand their point of view is one of the highest
forms of intelligent behavior
4. Flexibility in thinking – when one considers other
points of view rather than running with the first
thought that comes to mind
5. Metacognition – the awareness of how one is
thinking or the knowledge of what is going on in
one’s head
6. Checking for accuracy and precision – the behaviour
of not letting speed surpass the desire for
craftsmanship
7. Questioning and problem-posing – asking questions
and finding out problems for oneself
8. Applying past knowledge to new situations – refers
to the act of calling upon one’s store of knowledge
and experience as a source of data, theories, or
processes to solve each new challenge
9. Precision of language and thought – a person with
this behaviour uses descriptive terms to distinguish
objects, and provide criteria for value judgments
10. Using all the senses – the senses of feeling, seeing,
hearing, or even tasting are utilized to solve
problems more effectively
11. Creativity – applying ingenuity, originality, and
insight. It develops one’s capacity to generate
original, unique, clever, or useful products, solutions,
and techniques
12. Living with a sense of wonder – includes the
following: inquisitiveness, curiosity, ad openness to
beauty, intricacy, complexity, and simplicity
13. Cooperation – refers to taking advantage of the
knowledge and insights that can only come as a
result of social relationship
14. Sense of humor – refers to being able to look at
situations, opportunities, problems, and
relationships with nonchalance and fun
