by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
We have all encountered the patient who is a self-expert and the patient who doesn’t seem to have a clue who they are. Try getting a history from a patient who lacks self-awareness. It’s vague and frequently not very helpful. Working with that patient is more like...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, HABITS
The following is adapted from Relational and Emotional Intelligence by Dr. Kenneth Acha. No one is unmotivated. Everyone is motivated by fundamental human needs: Safety and survival, understanding, connection and acceptance, contribution, esteem and identity,...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Each of us has a preferred, habitual, or dominant way of communicating called our communication style. It can be described as aggressive, passive-aggressive, passive, or assertive. Our styles may also be described as direct, serious, intense, relaxed, indirect,...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
William Ury of the Harvard Project on Negotiation noted that “It may seem odd, but the secret is, if we want to listen to the other side, we have to learn to listen to ourselves first.”[1] Ury describes an important negotiation he facilitated between the Venezuelan...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Jesus stated his Golden Rule as follows: “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” (Matt 7:12 NIV) The NASB renders it as follows: “In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you...
by Dr. Kenneth Acha, MD, DMin. | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
1. The Mood Meter Link to the Mood Meter from the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. Blank Mood Meter page. 2. The Feelings List and Body Sensations The Feelings-Sensations List from the Hoffman Institute Foundation. 3. The Feeling Wheel The Feeling-Wheel from...
