Emotional Intelligence : Why It Can Matter More Than IQ for Character, Health and Lifelong Achievement

by Daniel Goleman

Hardcover, 352 pages
Published by Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub (Trd)
Publication date: October 1, 1995
ISBN: 055309503X -- [ click here for the Paperback edition ]

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Reviews and Commentary for Emotional Intelligence : Why It Can Matter More Than IQ for Character, Health and Lifelong Achievement

Amazon.com Books:
The Western cultures esteem analytical skills measured by IQ tests: but there is clearly more to success and happiness, even in technological societies, than IQ alone. Goleman has written one of the best books on the nature and importance of other kinds of intelligence besides our perhaps overly beloved IQ. Recommended.

Synopsis:
Based on the most recent studies in psychology and neuroscience, a report on the rational and emotional properties of the human mind explains how they shape everything from personal success to physical well-being.

Synopsis:
The astounding coast-to-coast bestseller--with more than 750,000 copies in print--that has changed readers' understanding of what it really means to be smart, Emotional Intelligence delineates the five crucial skills of emotional intelligence and shows why these determine success in relationships, work, and even physical well-being. "Strikes a blow . . . for both science and common sense."--The Philadelphia Inquirer. --This text refers to the paperback edition of this title.

Card catalog description
Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. Daniel Goleman's fascinating and persuasive book argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matter immensely in terms of how we do in life. Drawing on groundbreaking brain and behavioral research, Goleman shows the factors at work when people of high IQ flounder and those of modest IQ do surprisingly well. These factors add up to a different way of being smart - one he terms "emotional intelligence." Emotional intelligence includes self-awareness and impulse control, persistence, zeal and self-motivation, empathy and social deftness. These are the qualities that mark people who excel in real life: whose intimate relationships flourish, who are stars in the workplace. These are also the hallmarks of character and self-discipline, of altruism and compassion - basic capacities needed if our society is to thrive. Emotional intelligence is not fixed at birth. Goleman's argument is based on a highly original synthesis of current research, including new insights into the brain architecture underlying emotion and rationality. He shows precisely how emotional intelligence can be nurtured and strengthened in all of us. And because the emotional lessons a child learns actually sculpt the brain's circuitry, Goleman provides detailed guidance as to how parents and schools can be use this window of opportunity in childhood.

Book News, Inc., 02/01/96:
Goleman, psychologist and science writer for The New York Times, explains how the rational and emotional work together to shape intelligence, using intriguing new information from neuroscience and psychology of the brain. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Table of Contents

Aristotle's Challenge

1. What Are Emotions For?
2. Anatomy of an Emotional Hijacking
3. When Smart Is Dumb
4. Know Thyself
5. Passion's Slaves
6. The Master Aptitude
7. The Roots of Empathy
8. The Social Arts
9. Intimate Enemies
10. Managing with Heart
11. Mind and Medicine
12. The Family Crucible
13. Trauma and Emotional Relearning
14. Temperament Is Not Destiny
15. The Cost of Emotional Illiteracy
16. Schooling the Emotions

Appendix A: What Is Emotion?
Appendix B: Hallmarks of the Emotional Mind
Appendix C: The Neural Circuitry of Fear
Appendix D: W. T. Grant Consortium: Active Ingredients of Prevention Curriculum
Appendix E: The Self Science Curriculum
Appendix F: Social and Emotional Learning: Results

Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

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