Archives of “stressful event” tag

rss

What does it mean to be emotionally intelligent?

  
  Education
#  #  #  #  #  #

EMOTIONAL IntelligentIn the book Emotion, Disclosure, and Health edited by James W. Pennebaker, a chapter on emotional intelligence research yields some valuable insights–and ways of assessing emotional intelligence. The chapter, written by Peter Salovey and colleagues, describes the Trait Meta-Mood Scale and its development as a research tool.

The authors report that emotional intelligence is composed of several interrelated capacities:

1) Attention – The degree to which people pay attention to their feelings and value them as sources of information;

2) Clarity – The degree to which people accurately identify and understand their feelings;

3) Mood Repair – The degree to which people can control and shift their emotional experience. (more…)

Is Venting Emotion Good for Trading?

  
  Education
#  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #

ventingDoes venting emotion help a trader regain focus or does it exacerbate emotional and physical arousal and interfere with concentration and decision making? Research actually suggests that venting emotion after a traumatic event can lead to worse psychological outcomes. The key seems to be whether the venting allows for a reprocessing of the stressful events. If the venting leads to new ways to interpret what has happened–new perspectives–it can be helpful. If there is no such transformation of the stressful event, venting can simply amplify stress responses and reinforce them. Venting in a social manner to gain control can constitute good coping. But losing emotional control simply reinforces a sense of lost control.

Is Venting Emotion Good for Trading?

  
  Education
#  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #  #

Does venting emotion help a trader regain focus or does it exacerbate emotional and physical arousal and interfere with concentration and decision making? Research actually suggests that venting emotion after a traumatic event can lead to worse psychological outcomes. The key seems to be whether the venting allows for a reprocessing of the stressful events. If the venting leads to new ways to interpret what has happened–new perspectives–it can be helpful. If there is no such transformation of the stressful event, venting can simply amplify stress responses and reinforce them. Venting in a social manner to gain control can constitute good coping. But losing emotional control simply reinforces a sense of lost control.

Go to top