Application of psychology in our everday life

Name: Phạm Bích Như QuỳnhClass: Anh 25 – CTTT KT – K53 APPLICATION OF PSYCHOLOGY IN EVERYDAY LIFE EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE The ability to express and control ouremotions is important, and

Name: Phạm Bích Như Quỳnh

Class: Anh 25 – CTTT KT – K53

APPLICATION OF PSYCHOLOGY IN

EVERYDAY LIFE

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

The ability to express and control ouremotions is important, and so is our ability to understand, interpret, and respond to the emotions of others Imagine a world where you couldn't understand when a friend was feeling sad or when a co-worker was angry Psychologist refer to this ability as emotional intelligence and some experts even suggest that it can be more important than IQ Emotional intelligence impacts many different aspects of our daily life And therefore we can use our understanding of emotional intelligence to relate better to other people from heathier relationships, achieve greater success at work and live a more meaningful life

So what exactly is emotional intelligence? Emotional intelligence (EI) refers to the ability to perceive, control and evaluate emotions In the easiest way

to understand, emotional intelligence is basically about understanding our emotions (and the emotions of those around us) and learning to manage the way

we handle them – in the workplace as well as in the rest of our lives

Smart people always try to find ways to be successful and to have a

fulfilled life And as we probably know, intellectual intelligence (IQ) is not enough

on its own to be suceesful in life, but it’s our EQ that will help us manage the stress and emotions, which have a great influence in our life

Emotional intelligence can help you eliminate the social complexities of the workplace, lead and motivate others, and excel in your career Another

problem that emotional intelligence might help you is that: If you’re unable to manage your stress levels, it can lead to serious health problems The first step to improving emotional intelligence is to learn how to relieve stress Emotional intelligence also affects your mental health Uncontrolled stress can also impact your mental health, making you vulnerable to anxiety and depression If you are unable to understand and manage your emotions, you’ll also be open to mood swings, while an inability to form strong relationships can leave you feeling lonely and isolated Last but not least, your relationship also under the influence

of emotional intelligence By understanding your emotions and how to control them, you’re better able to express how you feel and understand how others are feeling This allows you to communicate more effectively and forge stronger relationships, both at work and in your personal life

We can improve our emotional intelligence by quickly reducing stress in the moment in a variety of settings; recognizig our emotions and keep them from overwhelming us; connecting emotionally with others by using nonverbal

communication; using humor and play to stay connected in challenging

situations; resolving conflicts positively and with confidence;…

WORKING MEMORY

Have you ever gone to a trip, thinking you’ll remember everything you need to bring along with you…but when you reached the destination, you

discovered that you forgot several items? If so, you’ve experienced the limitations

of working memory, also known as short-term memory Working memory is the mental sticky note we use to keep track of information until we need to use it Working memory is key to learning

Working memory is limited not only in duration but alson in capacity, typically storing about seven bits of information (give or take two) We use working memory to remember a new telephone number, a pin number, an

address, to caculate how mich the bill will be at the supermarket checkout or to remember the unfamiliar name foreign name of a person who has just been introduced to you long enough to enable you to introduce them to someone else,

… Especially for students, we often use working memory in both our learning and daily life

Many of the learning activities that us students are engaged with in the classroom,whether related to reading, mathematics, science, or other areas of the curriculum, impose quite considerable burdens on working memory

Activities often require the student to hold in mind some information (for

example, a sentence to be written down) while doing something that for them is mentally challenging (such as spelling the individual words in the sentence)

Working memory is crucial for learning But why? Working memory is important because it provides a mental workspace in which we can hold

information while mentally engaged in other relevant activities The capacity to

do this is crucial to many learning activities in the classroom

Having weak working memory creates obstacles to learning But there are ways to get around these obstacles A variety of tools that support memory are in common use in classrooms – these include number lines, Unifix blocks and other counting devices, cards, dictaphones, personalised dictionaries with useful spellings, teacher notes on the class white board, and wall charts These tools can help in several different ways to reduce working memory loads – they may

reduce the processing demands of the activity, and they may also reduce the storage load of the task and so help the student keep their place (e.g number lines) It is suggest that students are given practice in the use of memory aids in situations with minimal working memory demands in order to establish mastery

of the basic skill, before their use in more complex activities with higher working memory loads

Repeated practice can reduce the strain on working-memory capacity Memorizing or over-learning a task allows individuals to work something out like second nature, which is less taxing and frees up memory capacity Repeated practice helps one to maintain information, and by practicing and repeating what she has learned, your child will continue to stretch her memory capacities Oher

suggestion if we want to improve our working memory is that we should write things out, instead of keeping them in mind and just remember Using some type

of graphical representation for math word problems such as numbering steps, arrows that connect information in a meaningful way, or a drawing that

summarizes the problem may be very helpful for some students

MOTIVATION

Motivation is an essential part of our life and we can achieve anything with a positive attitude The right inspiring force can help you in achieving any results, which may seem impossible otherwise The force allows us to fulfill our goals and lead a healthy satisfying life. If you want to change your personality for the better, get a promotion at work, start a new habit, be a better person who is part of the community, become a better parent for your kid – all of these things would be easier accomplished if you are properly motivated

So how can you develop motivation in life? If you wish to accomplish a goal – be it short-term or long-term in nature – how can you find it in you to be properly motivated?

First rule: Focus on one goal at a time This should be partnered with the fact that you should make sure that your short-term goals all help in achieving your long-term goals One of the best ways for you to focus on one goal at a time

is to make a diary of your goals – yes, write it down – so that you will have a visual representation of the things that you want to achieve rather than letting it all get lost in your head

You might want to get rid of all the distractions which might prevent you from achieving your goal Let’s say that you are a writer who wants to finish a book How can you type away on your keyboard one chapter after another if there are many distractions surrounding you like television, friends chattering away or the lure of aimlessly browsing through the Internet In order for you to stay properly motivated, make sure to steer clear of any distractions

One important thing to keep yourself motivated is to think of the friends and family who truly want to see you succeed Enlisting those with whom you have authentic relationships is key when your motivation begins to wane Choose people who may have seen you fail in the past and who know how much success means to you, says Edward L Deci, a professor of psychology at the University of Rochester, in New York