The Student EQ Edge: Emotional Intelligence and Your Academic and Personal Success

Many students who are intellectually capable of succeeding have difficulties with a variety of non-cognitive competencies such as time and stress management, establishing positive relationships, and making wise decisions. They often adopt dysfunctional coping styles that can cripple their academic efforts. Increasingly, one of the missing factors in student success seems to be emotional intelligence. Written specifically for students, The Student EQ Edge provides a thorough grounding in what emotional intelligence is, why it is different from ones intelligence quotient, and how emotional intelligence skills can make a student a star performer. Grounded in the classic work of Dr. Reuven Bar-On, the book discusses each realm of emotional intelligence and the skills relating to each: The Self-Perception Realm (emotional self-awareness, self-regard, self-actualization), The Self-Expression Realm (emotional expression, independence, assertiveness), The Interpersonal Realm (interpersonal relationships, empathy, social responsibility), The Decision-Making Realm (reality testing, problem solving, impulse control), The Stress Management Realm (flexibility, stress tolerance, optimism), and General Well-Being (happiness). The book will also help students move from understanding of the concepts to action through reflection and discussion questions at the end of each chapter. The corresponding Student Workbook will help students begin to build their emotional intelligence skills in concrete and tangible ways with activities and worksheets.