Importance of Emotional Intelligence in Dealing with Pressure Situations

Running head: PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS
People and Organizations
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PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS
Background
The current study focuses upon the aspect of emotional intelligence and its
importance in dealing with pressure situations and circumstances. The emotional intelligence
combines both intelligence quotient and professional skills. In many situations it is the
emotional intelligence which helps an individual response to a highly demanding situation. In
many cases, it is the instantaneous response of an individual to his surroundings (Cabello et
al., 2016). The impulses are guided much by evolutionary patterns and trends of brain
development rather than social conditioning which play a minor role over here. Therefore,
based upon the emotional intelligence quotient the responses triggered in each and every
individual are different.
Discussion of the results of the self assessment
I have received high score for the emotional intelligence test undertaken by me. It left
an overall nice impression upon me as the emotional intelligence is twice as important as the
IQ and the professional skills combined. It is the potential possessed by individuals to
manage their emotions and relationships. The EQ score can range from 90-100; where a
perfect score measures 160. Since I have scored a high emotional intelligence, I can handle
the stress and the pressure situations at work better. I believe it has helped me in
understanding the traits and potentials possessed by others at my workplace.
Self discovery from self assessment
The scores from the self assessment helped me in understanding the gaps and the
loopholes in my emotional intelligence quotient. Since, I received a mediocre score between
90-160 and not exactly 160, there is scope for improvement. Therefore, I need to focus more
upon increasing my emotional intelligence score. This is increasing my emotional