Emotional Intelligence Self-Awareness & Emotional Recognition 2

Question 1

The 'emotion wheel,' developed by Robert Plutchik, is used primarily to:

Accepted Answer

Identify and expand emotional vocabulary

Answer

Plutchik's emotion wheel organizes emotions into primary, secondary, and tertiary categories, helping individuals identify and name their feelings more precisely.

Question 2

Keeping an emotion journal MOST directly supports which aspect of self-awareness?

Accepted Answer

Recognizing recurring emotional patterns and triggers

Answer

Regular journaling allows individuals to track emotional episodes over time, revealing patterns, common triggers, and habitual responses that might otherwise go unnoticed.

Question 3

Which physiological cue is a common somatic signal of anxiety that a self-aware person learns to recognize?

Accepted Answer

Tight chest, rapid heartbeat, and shallow breathing

Answer

Anxiety commonly produces physical signals such as chest tightness, increased heart rate, and shallow breathing; recognizing these somatic cues is a key self-awareness skill.

Question 4

The concept of a 'mood meter,' used in the RULER approach, helps users:

Accepted Answer

Plot their current emotion on axes of energy and pleasantness

Answer

The RULER mood meter maps emotions on two axes — energy level (high/low) and pleasantness (pleasant/unpleasant) — helping users recognize and name what they are feeling.

Question 5

Which of the following is an example of poor emotional self-awareness at work?

Accepted Answer

Snapping at a colleague and not understanding why you felt irritated

Answer

Snapping at someone and lacking insight into the cause demonstrates an inability to recognize one's own emotional state in the moment, a hallmark of low self-awareness.

Emotional Intelligence Practice Test

Emotional Intelligence Practice Test

Emotional Intelligence Self-Awareness & Emotional Recognition 2