Introduction
Emotions are a daily, if not a moment-by-moment, occurrence. Emotions determine the quality of our lives. They occur in the everyday relationship we care about in the workplace, friendships, in dealings with family members and our most intimate relationship. They can save our lives, but they can also cause real damage. Above all, emotions are centred information that is integral to our well-being or, in the extreme, to our survival. Human attitude and behaviour are directly influenced by our emotions. This module enables us to understand the concept of emotion, the fundamentals of each type of emotion and at the same time how each of them influence human attitude and behaviour. This module covers different human emotions such as sadness and agony, anger, surprise and fear, disgust and contempt, self-conscious emotions and enjoyable emotions.
Program Objectives
This program aims to
● Provide fundamental knowledge on the understanding of human emotions
● Enable participants to the mastery of human emotion and control of emotion at the workplace.
Learning Outcomes
After completing this program, participants should be able to
● Understand the philosophy and fundamentals of human emotions
● Understand the different theories of emotions
● Understand the main aspects of a good psychological test and its validity and reliability.
● Acquire skills in applying some intelligence and personality tests.