Emotiona Competency. Emotional competency is a set of skills that really does not get the attention it deserves. Emotions are colorful, dramatic, fascinating, and essential dimensions of every person’s experience. Emotions send a constant stream of powerful signals that can guide us along the difficult path of survival or quickly send us off on destructive and painful tangents. Emotions obey their own peculiar rules that we can study, understand, listen to, learn from, master, and even enjoy. Emotional Competency or Emotional Intelligence Much has been written about emotional intelligence. This article will get you started. Understanding The Difference Between Affect And Emotion Luidmila KotPixabay Affect is the experience of feeling pleasant or unpleasant.
ExcitementHappiness/JoySurprise/StartleFear-TerrorDistress-AnguishAnger-RageDisgustDissmellShame-Humiliation All humans are born with these affects. The Neuroscience of Affect and Emotion The hypothalamus receives signals from the amygdala. “Stop crying.” Active Listening Tips. Nonviolent Communication Basics: 4 Eye-Opening Truths Many people ask me about the difference between Nonviolence Communication basics and the Noll Affect Labeling System. This lengthy article explains those differences.
Fundamentally, we peacemakers want to minimize human conflicts, calm people down, solve problems, and make durable agreements for lasting peace. Peacemaking and mediation help achieve these goals. Unfortunately, as will be explained, psychologists, counselors, therapists, peacemakers and mediators have mistakenly tried to create empathy through the use of “I” statements during active listening. The inappropriate use of “I” statements comes from a misunderstanding of the work of Thomas Gordon, the inventor of active listening, and Marshall Rosenberg, the creator of Nonviolent Communication. The Predecessor to Nonviolent Communication-The Gordon Method Thomas Gordon was an American clinical psychologist and colleague of Carl Rogers.
The Central Premise of the Gordon System.