Emotional intelligence is an ability that enables us to identify, understand and well manage our emotions to keep us stable and balanced. A person who fails to manage their emotions well seems to be unavailable for serious relationships with friends or family, as it is a key factor for the success of both personal and professional relations. Take this quiz to find out your emotional type and learn more about how you can improve your emotional intelligence.
1. How do you cope when you feel stressed or overwhelmed?
A. Sabotage your emotions
B. Express your feelings openly to people
C. Distract yourself with hobbies or entertainment
D. Write down your feelings
2. How do you handle conflicts with people?
A. Change the topic quickly or start talking about random things
B. I confront them directly
C. Distance myself from the people
D. Isolate myself for some time
3. How do you find solutions to problems?
A. I try to find a quick answer without regard for the sentiments of others
B. I adopt a collaborative approach and consider other people's points of view
C. I frequently struggle to focus on problem-solving and am quickly overwhelmed
D. I attempt to seek assistance from others and follow their advice
4. How do you deal with unwanted situations?
A. Maintain an optimistic mindset and search for the silver lining
B. Allow yourself to experience and digest the whole spectrum of emotions
C. Have difficulty in experiencing or expressing any emotions
D. Feeling overburdened and irritated
5. How do you handle negative feedback?
A. I get defensive and get offended by remarks
B. I use it for my growth and development
C. I ignore the unnecessary comments
D. I get angry and violent to the people give such feedbacks
6. How do you deal with your emotions?
A. I attempt to ignore or repress my feelings.
B. I recognise and express my feelings in a healthy manner.
C. I struggle with emotion management and frequently feel overwhelmed.
D. I frequently allow my emotions to take over in undesirable ways.
7. How do you emotionally connect with others?
A. I have difficulty understanding or connecting to other people's feelings.
B. I am also lousy at expressing my emotions, therefore others don't relate to me.
C. I am sympathetic and can understand and connect emotionally with others.
D. I am often oblivious of other people's feelings and find it difficult to connect emotionally.
8. How do you feel about your emotional intelligence in general?
A. I am confident and in command of my emotions
B. I am aware that I have room for growth, but I am actively working on it
C. I have difficulty understanding and regulating my emotions
D. I am far behind in terms of my emotional intelligence
9. How do you participate in group discussions?
A. Take control of the conversation.
B. When appropriate, listen and contribute.
C. Allow others to talk while remaining silent.
D. Nobody allows me to talk.
10. How do you give feedback to people?
A. Tell someone what they did wrong without context
B. Give specific instances and suggest remedies
C. I avoid offering feedback
D. Being brutal and honest without caring about their feelings
11. When you receive criticism, how do you react?
A. Become defensive and dispute
B. Actively listen and ask questions to understand the other person's point of view
C. Shut down and refuse to engage
D. Ignore the person and move on
12. How do you handle disagreements or conflicts?
A. I confront them immediately and attempt to reach an agreement
B. I delegate responsibility to the other person
C. I avoid them at all costs
D. Other
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