Emotional Intelligence or Behaviorial Control? (part 2)

In this presentation, Daniel Goleman talks about shaping behavior by establishing a measurement system that enable the evaluation of people based upon their "Emotional Intelligence", or what he terms "Managing Emotions via 'Competence Modeling'", essentially linking the concept of 'competence' to a predetermined suite of behavioral responses.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Amygdala hijack
• Daniel Goleman
• Amygdala
• Brain Function
• Psychopathy
• psychopath
• Bob Hare
• Mask of Sanity
• Ponerology
• Hervey Cleckley
• Emotional Intelligence
• Behavior modification
• Sensitivity Training
• Competence Modelling
• Lobaczewski
• Richard Davidson
• António Damásio

[Neilgs]

Special educator/therapist, I see the post modernization of pathologizing of coined "perceived or declared disorders" for the sake of social expediency and profitability (e.g.,the never ending boon of psychotropics, applied behavioral analysis;cognitive behavioral therapy & biopsychiatry) mainstreamed in perfect keeping with 1984 rather than the understanding and embracing of neurodiversity, which at once would cultivate greater receptive empathic intelligence and creativity in the race of Man.

[Neilgs]

emotions" and achieve "emotional blindness" or lack of true empathic understanding of their own and others emotions. The image of the balance tip, i.e., the maturation of prefrontal control can be enormously beneficial but at the same moment cut down (and repress) sensitivity, awareness and empathy! The "irrationality of yesteryear's gifted artists and geniuses" is now the common coinage for pathologizing. For example, the often false and fictitious disorder of "Aspergers." As Developmental

[Neilgs]

"...On the other hand you can say that the ability to inhibit distressing emotions from the amygdala is an enabler of cognitive capacity for it leave full attention available for what you are trying to do."

I agree to an extent. The greater systemic problem, however, it is NOT rational decision making versus the more "primitive emotions: There is not that dichotomy or war. To take the other or more nuanced problem side of the perspective at what point do people repress their "unsavory..

[inspirediam]

How many parts are in this series...is there a part 3? Excellent videos btw. :-)

[Steelfossil]

Extremely well done speech, easily understandable and stimulating.

[SinisterElements]

@BunnyHunter2 lol

[felicianomiko]

Sounds like he's talking about the subconscious.  Blink is a great book about how that works in everyday language. The subconscious is an amazing part of the brain that we can not function without.

[BunnyHunter2]

Came across his book by coincidence some years ago.. It is where I started reading about these kind of topics.

Althought his book is a bit outdated its knowledge about human behaviour still gives me an advantage when playing poker.