EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Think of a situation where you felt you either underreacted or overreacted, and address the following points:
• What triggered your emotions? • How did you respond at the time? • If the situation was to happen again, how would you react this time?
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8.4.2.1 ACTIVITY
Activity
Managing emotions in action
Have you ever experienced frustrations while at school? The following case illus- trates a student who became frustrated after his GPA dropped below 2.0, resulting in academic probation. He also felt discouraged because he could not proceed with his degree plan. This student has two choices: • The first choice is to give up and continue living with his frustrations. • The second choice is to address and manage his frustrations reflectively using the RPI technique (see Figure 8.5). ► To address his frustration through reflection, this student decided to adopt the Reflect, Perceive and Improve (RPI) methodology.
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