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- Essentials of Social and Emotional Intelligences
- Essentials of Social and Emotional Intelligences
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Social and Emotional Intelligences
- Chapter 2 Multicultural Humanistic Psychology
- Chapter 3 Empathy
- Chapter 4 Growth-Promoting Relationships
- Chapter 5 Mindful Self-Awareness
- Chapter 6 Understanding Emotions
- Chapter 7 Emotion Regulation
- Chapter 8 The Courage to Decide
- Chapter 9 Loneliness
- Chapter 10 Spirituality
- Chapter 11 Culturally Relative Self-Actualization
- Chapter 12 A Heuristic Exploration into the Social and Emotional Intelligences
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Chapter 8 - The Courage to Decide
An Existential Responsibility
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 March 2025
- Essentials of Social and Emotional Intelligences
- Essentials of Social and Emotional Intelligences
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Social and Emotional Intelligences
- Chapter 2 Multicultural Humanistic Psychology
- Chapter 3 Empathy
- Chapter 4 Growth-Promoting Relationships
- Chapter 5 Mindful Self-Awareness
- Chapter 6 Understanding Emotions
- Chapter 7 Emotion Regulation
- Chapter 8 The Courage to Decide
- Chapter 9 Loneliness
- Chapter 10 Spirituality
- Chapter 11 Culturally Relative Self-Actualization
- Chapter 12 A Heuristic Exploration into the Social and Emotional Intelligences
- Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter utilizes an existential perspective to educate readers on the importance of responsible decision-making and creating meaning in life. The author explores how social and emotional intelligences help foster wellbeing and create meaning in life. However, decisions can be affected by negative emotions and desire for risk-taking. This chapter discusses the negative psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it caused existential crisis for many around the world, influencing emotional responses and thus decision-making habits. Recovery and wellbeing can be found again in the ability to create meaning from the years of death and psychological destruction.
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- Essentials of Social and Emotional Intelligences , pp. 168 - 192Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025