Emotional Intelligence as Related to Adjustment （情商与调整）.pdf

International Journal of Educational Planning Administration. ISSN 2249-3093 Volume 1, Number 2 (2011), pp. 179-187 © Research India Publications /ijepa.htm Emotional Intelligence as Related to Adjustment to Adolescents Narinderpal Singh Research Scholar, Singhania University, Rajasthan, India Introduction Human beings are creatures of feelings and emotions. If there had been no emotions in the life of organism, the life would have been without any aspirations. And also in the absence of emotion, social and family life would have ceased and progress would have been checked. The term “EMOTION” has been derived from the Latin word ‘Emovere’ which means to stir up, agitate, excite and move. George Mandlea says that emotions are not a single thing at all, but rather a ‘CHAPTER HEADING TERM’ a board umbrella stretched over many related concepts. Emotions have been referred to as the ‘dynamics of behaviour’ which term refers to the energies of forces that initiate activity. Emotion in the organism is the dynamic interval adjustment that operates for the satisfaction and welfare of the individual. If animal do something they call it instinct. If we do exactly the same thing for same reason they call it intelligence. I feel what they mean is that we all make mistakes, but intelligence enables us to do it on purpose. An encompassing defection has given by D. Wechsler(1943) “ Intelligence is the aggregate or global capacity of the individual to act purposefully, to think rationally, and to deal effectively with his environment.” Meaning of Emotion Emotion is the complex psychophysiological experience of an individuals state of mind as interacting with biochemical (internal) and environmental (external)