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This book provides an overview of novel and significant research on emotional competencies from psychological, clinical and pedagogical points of view. Emotional competencies have emerged as one of the main factors of psychological functioning and development and of individual differences in this functioning and development. They can be defined as the abilities to (1) experience, (2) recognise, (3) express, (4) control the expression of, (5) regulate the experience of and (6) understand emotions. The book is divided into 10 chapters, and each one explores at least one of these six emotional competences. With this book, the reader will achieve an up-to-date and extensive understanding of emotional competences, their natures, developments, causes, consequences and possibilities for improvement.
Contents
Introduction: Toward emotional competences -- An Introduction; Emotion understanding as a reflective emotional competence -- Between experiences and symbols; Children's emotion understanding -- Preliminary data from the Italian validation project of Test of Emotion Comprehension (TEC); Adolescence and awareness of positive emotions -- a diary study; Guilt as information mechanism in adolescents; Emotions and individual differences -- the cognitive constructive model applied to eating disorders in childhood; A reflection on the relationship between emotions and critical thinking; The development of emotional competency -- Using interactive-reflexive activities as a family assistance program in mathematics; Emotional competency in accompaniment -- Analysis of the manifestations of emotions in a context of change; A study of children's representations of four basic emotions; Training social workers in intercultural realities -- A teaching model to counter unreasoned affectivity and contribute to the development of reflective judgement
