Personality Test : The Emotional Intelligence Test

The Beck Depression Inventory is a testing tool which is used to evaluate the continuation and severity of the symptoms of depression, as recorded in the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000). The test includes questions which asses the symptoms of serious depression, which may possibly call for hospitalization. The latest revised edition replaces the BDI and the BDI-1A, which includes items intending to indicate symptoms of severe depression, which may require hospitalization. Items include been distorted to specify increases or decreases in sleep and appetite. The most important purpose of the new version of the BDI was

Who are you? Many fortune cookies, horoscopes, and other whimsical devices attempt to tell us our personalities, or our combination of traits and behaviors that make up who we are. However, psychologists today deviate from those unsubstantiated methods and have concocted various personality tests that give us a better understanding of who we are. One such test is called the Myers-Briggs personality test. Based on theories by Carl Jung, but primarily created by Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs, the test gives people a standardized survey of questions to answer. Standardized, meaning the test is given and scored in the exact same way every time to give unbiased and accurate results. It scores people in four pairs of characteristics, so there is a total of 16 possible personality types. Each pair of characteristics are opposites and a person can fall anywhere between the extreme end of one opposite to the extreme end of the other. The pairs are extroverted and introverted, sensing and intuition, thinking and feeling, finally judging and perceiving. A person can have strong, moderate or weak tendencies towards a preference. (Rathus, 2010, p. 420) There is some criticism of the Myers-Briggs test however, not everyone fits into the categories. People may answer according to socially acceptable norms instead of their honest answers. Not all of the theories were proven, Carl Jung made many observations and deductions but they weren’t formally

John Adams once said, “Thanks be to God that he gave me stubbornness when I know I am right”. John Adams, like myself was introverted, intellectual, thinking, and judging, or an INTJ on the Myers Briggs personality test. Like all INTJs, Adams was stubborn and flouted the ideas of others that he did not agree with. By using my results from the Meyers Briggs personality test, I can examine how I react to certain things and use this to improve my Spirituality, my relationship with God, and ultimately my relationship with others through Christ.

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the ability to identify, use, understand, and manage own emotions and emotions of others in positive manners to alleviate stress, relate effectively, empathize with others, surmount challenges, and moderate conflict. This capacity enables us to recognize and understand (usually a non-verbal process) emotional experiences of others. EQ is learned, contrary to Intellectual ability (IQ) that is constant over the course of time. In order to permanently change behavior in ways that stand up under pressure, it is essential to learn how to subdue stress momentarily, and in relationships so as to remain emotionally conscious. This writer utilized the Bradberry and Graves (2009) emotional appraisal tool to complete an assessment of own emotional intelligence with a view to set goals and formulate action plans to improve on professional success and personal excellence.

Emotional intelligence; also referred to as EI or EQ, is defined as, “a skill in perceiving, understanding, and managing emotions and feelings” (n.d.). The way I express myself, interact with others, demonstrate emotions and deal with stress on a consistent basis may lead to a high EQ, or low EQ, depending on my actions. I was able to take a self-assessment on the McGraw-Hill/Irwin website that provided a score for my emotional intelligence with specific areas of strengths and weaknesses included. Overall, I scored 87 out of 100 possible points, which ranks my score considerably high. Based on my results, I faired well in regards to understanding and managing my emotions in all areas of my life. Understanding emotional intelligence, and achieving a high score in similar assessments, may lead to rewarding results in many facets of life’s daily tasks and interactions. A person, who has developed a high emotional intelligence, will keep their emotions under control, strengthen relationships with those around them, and know their limitations.

Thinking about this topic I found myself stuck in some aspects. Taking these tests and thinking about who I am to myself and my peers is not a regular thing I have thought about before. After assessing, I had learned things about myself that I have never noticed before, such as how independent I am, my honesty, my mean side, my less confident sides, and all my weird sides. While taking these tests I also had thought about how I was brought up into the world.

I was very happy to have been given the opportunity to take these self-assessment tests. I always had an idea as far as what my personality is defined as, but it’s interesting to see where my strengths and weaknesses are. With the Jungian Typology test I scored 59% Introvert, 34% Sensing, 19% Thinking, and 31% Judging. After receiving this score and reading how each is defined, none of this surprised me. Sharing the results with my mother, her response was, “No surprise there!” I have always tried having some understanding of my personality in hopes of finding the right career path for me. I must admit that this has opened my eyes to how detail oriented and focused I can be, especially if it’s something I care about. This can be both good

The personality assessment was a very strategic test that made one self understand new ideas of how one should perceive his or her own personality towards their ideal career path. My personality tested as ISTP which stands for Introverted,sensing,thinking, and perceiving. This personality description gave me a clear insight to the possible care choices that may be best suited for me. As being a person with high intrapersonal intelligence I am aware of my own strengths and weaknesses that am able to understand my own personality better.

According to Carol Kanar one page article “Emotional Intelligence: Another way of being smart” From Daniel Goldman book Emotional Intelligence published in 2008; the entire piece can be found at “The Confident Student” (6th Ed.) StudentAchievment Series.Boston:Houghton Mifflin Co. Where she shares his theory, there are multiple factors that determine a person's intelligence not just their IQ. This is supports this by stating about 20 percent of success is IQ, and the other 80 percent is a person’s emotional state and self-discipline level. Having emotional intelligences requires you to keep control of your own emotions to obtain your success. Having a higher IQ doesn't always equal a higher level of success (1.)

The personality assessment inventory tests provide results on my individual personality, values, motivation, decision making, communication, team skills, conflict skills, organizational structure preference, and stress. These results are broken down briefly in three parts and do not include any personal speculation or analysis as to their meaning. The application of these results are further applied and explains how the results noted from the tests and in the first step will make me a better employee, co-worker, and manager within my organization. These tests mentioned above are applied in conjunction with particular examples on how I can achieve becoming a better employee, co-worker, and manager. An explanation of how my personality and experiences were affected by the Holy Spirit is also discussed. Particularly, how potential weaknesses have become strengths with the guidance of the Lord.

For this survey, my mom with me have very similar answers. The emotional awareness part, we both get point for the same question, I got 10 point, Ying got 5 point. It shows Ying was clear about her priorities, and I’m aware of possible alternative points of view. For emotional control, it shows we both are confident to handle situation on the spot. Ying have a higher score than me on the emotional diagnosis, she is more emotional sensitive for other people. We both got the same score for the emotional response. I think overall the emotional intelligence assessment answers are correct about us. However, my emotional control is only 10 point, and I would like to improve on that.

I believe that the results for the Personality Type and Learning Style quiz are very close to who I am. Even though, I still have a lot to learn I could say that I have a high level of emotional intelligence. I have the ability to understand emotions and use that knowledge to guide my behavior and respond to others.

The author was given the task to explain emotional intelligence, and give two (2) example of the concept. Second, to examine, the concept of “emotional quotient” compared to traditional “intelligence quotient.” Third to suggest two to three (2-3) reasons why leaders’ need emotional intelligence to manage today’s workforce, as well as to speculate on at least two (2) possible consequences should a leader not possess emotional intelligence. Fourth, to explore the elements of emotional intelligence that leaders must be aware of to increase leadership effectiveness. Lastly, to recommend a strategy that the organization could undertake in order to improve the social skills of leaders within the organization and thereby

Emotional intelligence is an important characteristic in becoming a good leader. “Emotional intelligence is the ability to manage oneself and one's relationships in mature and constructive ways” (Kinicki & Kreitner, 2009, p.137).Being a good leader entails more than just being smart; leaders need to be able to connect to their employees emotionally and empathetically. Organizations today not only look for leaders with the skills, but leaders that can emotionally connect to employees to obtain the organization’s goal. “Leaders have always played a primordial emotional role. No doubt humankind’s original leaders-whether tribal chieftains or shamanesses-earned their place in large part because their leadership was

Picture a world where humans could not understand each other’s feelings. It looks pretty bleak, right? Luckily, humans do have the ability to comprehend others’ facial and body expressions, emotions, and language. Since this is such a beneficial and amazing power that we hold, it has been labeled as a sort of intelligence- emotional intelligence. The ability to control and express our emotions, as well as understand, recognize, and response to others’ emotions is essential. Emotional intelligence acts as a primary key to survival for humans.