Outline of My Fifth Oral Presentation

Emotional Baggage and Driving

This is a presentation of “Road Rage and Aggressive Driving: Steering Clear of Highway Warfare” Written By: Dr. Leon James & Dr. Diane Nahl; Prometheus Books, 2000; Pages 111-119

By Jayson Dicho

 

Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:

www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm

 

1. The Inevitable Emotional Rollercoaster

            A. Venting

            B. Acceleration effect

            C. Techniques to diffuse the venting response

 

2. The Psychological and Biological Explanations of the Emotional Rollercoaster

            A. Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Goleman, 1995 (Biological)

                        i. “Neural Hijackings”: Intense feelings that are accompanied by

   detectable neural discharges in the brain, especially in the amygdala

B. Six Components of Emotional Intelligence (Psychological)

            C. Emotional literacy as a new school curriculum???

 

3. The Three Levels of Emotional Intelligence

            A. Level One – Oppositional Driving

                        i. Easy to interpret an accident as a personal assault

            B. Level Two – Defensive Driving

                        i. A cautious driver with the tendency to encourage competitive driving;

   “The Teaching Driver”

            C. Level Three – Supportive Driver

                        i. Being a friendly driver is contagious. 

 

Helpful Links:

1. http://www.mtn.org/EA/Steps.html - Emotions Anonymous.  This group helps others to recognize the power of emotions.
2. http://www.benbest.com/science/anatmind/anatmd9.html.  An in depth understanding of the function and anatomy of the amygdala.
3. http://www.queendom.com/tests/iq/emotional_iq_r2_access.html. A test of your emotional intelligence.

 

Home Page:

http://www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/409af2005/Dicho/home.htm