Outline of my
fourth oral presentation
Emotional
Intellegence
This is a
presentation of Road Rage and Aggressive Driving
Dr. Leon James and Dr. Diane Nahl, Published
by Prometheus Books, 2000 Pages 111-119
By Brandi McWade
Instructions for this oral presentation are found at:
www.soc.hawaii.edu/leonj/leonj/leonpsy22/g22-oral.htm
I. INNER POWER TOOLS
A)
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Techniques that we can learn
to use to relax our emotions and manage our anger.
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When we get emotionally
upset, we tend to lose our ability to see alternate explanations for a
situation
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So, we can learn to use our
inner power tools to asses a situation before acting irrationally.
B)
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I chose this topic because it
is important for us to analyze situations before acting on our first instinct,
because it is not always the best answer to a situation.
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We all have these tools, we
just have to become more consciously aware of them.
C)
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An example of aggressive acts
in order of severity: negative thoughts>verbal abuse> grabbing>
punching> strangling> shooting
II. OVERCOMING EMOTIONAL HYJACKING
A)
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Emotional explosion = “neural
hijacking”
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The power of our emotions
impairs the normal balance of our thinking and judgments.
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Our usual rational thinking
immediately changes to irrational emotional thinking.
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Emotional hijacking is
strongest when we are faced with the combination of endangerment as well as
insult.
B)
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I chose this concept because
it scientifically proves that we aren’t always to stop our emotions, but we are
responsible for managing them and being able to recognize irrationally
behavior.
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The book stresses the idea
that we have to be aware of how we feel and think before we act.
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We need to recognize the
difference between thoughts, feeling, and actions.
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I also thought it was
important to know that it helps to empathize with “the other side” to calm
ourselves down. Put our selves in their
shoes.
C)
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An example of emotional
hijacking when you try to switch lanes, but a car behind you forces you to
swerve back into the other lane. You
get scared and feel endangered and your heart begins to pound. You try to calm yourself down, but the
driver speeds pass you and flicks you off. You are still not settled from the
first incident, and know you are insulted by the same driver directly after!
III. LEVELS OF EMOTIONAL INTELLEGENCE
A)
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Three different levels that
can help you keep track of your driving style and philosophy.
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Level 1- Oppostitional
feelings, irrational thoughts
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Level 2- Defensive feelings,
logical thoughts
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Level 3- Supportive feelings,
prosocial thoughts
B)
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I chose this concept because
it is important for us to keep track of our thoughts, feeling and actions as a
driver.
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If people learn to drive more
intelligently, it will result in more positive feelings and effective actions.
C)
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Examples of Level 1 actions
are selfish, reckless, impulsive and hostile
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Examples of Level 2 actions
are suspicious, wary, and competitive.
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Examples of Level 3 actions
are helpful, friendly, enjoyment, optimism.
Helpful Websites:
www.breathing.com/
www.vehicledonation.net/
