Study Set Content:
Locke and Latham’s Five Principles of Effective Goal Setting
1. Clarity
2. Challenge
3. Commitment
4. Feedback
5. Task Complexity
William Gracian (2005) gives following advice in pursuing one’s goal
1. Have a clear purpose.
2. Be totally committed.
3. Reiterate your goals
4. Write down your goals
5. Record your achievement
6. Create a well-defined plan
7. Work on your goal, step by step,day by day.
8. Review and evaluate.
is the inability to achieve one’s goals. It is said that an experience of failure makes one stronger, provided that he/she knows how to apply the lessons gained from that episode.
Failure
King (2004) provides guidelines on how to deal with failure gracefully:
o Zero in on failure. Separate the concepts of failing at a task and failing as a person.
o Find out exactly went wrong.
o Change your attitude or mindset towards failure
o Come up with a failure strategy
o Look for good alternatives to what you are doing
o Make effective decisions to avoid repeating the same mistakes
o Visualize the effects of your decision
serve as a driving force in how one acts and behaves. It plays a part in making decisions, embracing certain lifestyles, and relating to others
Emotions
are the lower level responses occurring in the brain, which create biochemical reactions in the body, and consequently cause changes in one’s physical state (Hampton, 2015).
Emotions
have been defined as the mental portrayal of what is going on in your body when you have an emotion and is the by-product of your brain perceiving and assigning meaning to the emotion (Hampton, 2015).
Feelings
are subjective experiences that frame the interpretation of emotion
feeling
states that there are eight fundamental emotions namely: joy, trust, fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger and anticipation.
Plutchik’s (1980) configuration of emotions
is measured by emotional quotient (EQ)
Emotional Intelligence
it is the type of intelligence that refers to the abilities to perceive, appraise, understand and express emotions accurately and appropriately;
Emotional Intelligence
the use of emotions and emotional knowledge to facilitate thinking; and the regulation of one’s emotions and emotional knowledge to facilitate thinking; and the regulation of one’s emotions to promote both emotional and intellectual growth
Emotional Intelligence
is the reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed upon them. It arises when they worry that they can’t cope.
Stress
It is the “wear and tear” our minds and bodies experience as we attempt to cope with our continually changing environment.
Stress
Emotions when we are stressed:
worry, tense, tired, frightened, elated, depressed, anxious, anger
(Physical environment, Social interaction, Organizational, Major life events, Daily hassles)
External stressors
(Lifestyle choices, Negative selftalk, Mind traps, Personality traits)
Internal stressors
it is a contributory factor in minor conditions, such as headaches, digestive problems, skin complaints, insomnia and ulcers. Excessive, prolonged and unrelieved stress can have a harmful effect on mental, physical and spiritual health.
Negative stress
stress can also have a positive effect, spurring motivation and awareness, providing the stimulation to cope with challenging situations. Stress also provides the sense of urgency and alertness needed for survival when confronting threatening situations.
Positive stress
Demands on the physical or mental systems of the body result in hormone secretion (adrenaline, testosterone)
Stress response controlled by the Endocrine System
