This document discusses concepts related to optimism, emotional intelligence, and self-efficacy. It defines optimism and describes its dimensions, including optimism as a human nature versus individual difference. Optimism is explored in the context of the workplace and its relationship to happiness and subjective well-being. Emotional intelligence is defined as the capacity to understand one's own and others' emotions. Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences and cognitive abilities related to job performance are also summarized. The document explores the theoretical background of self-efficacy and how it differs from other psychological concepts. The sources and impact of self-efficacy are described along with its implications for the workplace.

1. OPTMISM, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND SELF
EFFICACY

2. Positive Psychology
Levels of Positive Psychology
Valued Subjective Experiences
Positive individual Traits
Civic Virtues

3. Optimism
The Dimensions of Optimism
 Optimism as human nature
 Optimism as an individual difference
 Little VS Big Optimism
 Optimism VS Pessimism
 Learning and sustaining optimism

4. Optimism
Optimism in the Workplace
 The Downside of Optimism
 Selegman’s Met Life Studies
 Other Research and applications in the
Workplace
 Hope

5. Optimism
Happiness or Subjective well-being
(SWB)
The background on SWB
 Life satisfaction
 Satisfaction with important Domains
 Positive affect
 Low Levels of negative affect

6. Optimism
SWB
 Temperament and Personality Disposition
 The Role Of Goals
 Adapting and Coping
 SWB across Cultures
 SWB in Work

7. Emotional Intelligence (E.I)
Capacity of understanding one’s own and
others emotions
Powerful positively oriented construct for
understanding the application of behaviour
 Emotions: what persons feels about something
 Affect: result of your feelings (positively &
negatively
 Mood: emotions into mood when u lose your focus
on object.

8. Positive and negative primary emotions
Positive Primary
Love/affection
Happiness/joy
Surprise
Negative Primary Emotions
Emotions Other Descriptors
Acceptance, adoration, longing, devotion,
Cheerfulness, contentment, bliss, delight,
enjoyment, thrill,
Amazement, wonder, astonishment, shock
Other Descriptors
Fear
Anxiety, alarm, concern, fright, terror
Sadness
Grief, disappointment, sorrow, gloom, despair,
suffering, dejection
Anger
exasperation indignation, hostility, irritability
Disgust
Shame
Contempt, abhorrence, revulsion,
Guilt, regret, embarrassment, humiliation

9. Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences
Original Intelligences
Characteristics
1. Logical/mathematical Processes analytically, calculates, quantifies
2. Verbal/linguistic
Thoughts through words, uses word to nurture
3. Interpersonal
Understands others, processes through interaction,
empathizes, humor
4. Intrapersonal
Thinks in quiet, likes to be alone, goal oriented
5. Visual/spatial
Uses mental models, thinks three dimensionally,
pictures how to get places or solve problems
6. Musical
Sensitivity to pitch, melody, rhythm
7. Bodily/kinesthetic Physical movement, involves the whole body,
processes by jumping or dancing
“New” Intelligences
8. Naturalist
9. Existential
10. Anger
Characteristics
Need to be with/survive in nature, strength in
categorization in nature or urban world
knowing why you are here, personal mission
Emotionally mature, recognize own anger, reacts to
emotions of self and others

10. Cognitive Abilities related to Job Performance
Mental Ability
Characteristics of Ability
Verbal comprehension Comprehend what is read or heard, understand what
words mean and the relationships to one another
Numerical
Make fast and accurate arithmetic computation
Spatial visualization
Perceive spatial patterns, imagine how an object
Would look if position in space were changed
Perceptual speed
Quickly identify visual similarities and differences,
carry out tasks needing visual perception
Memory
Rote memory, retain and recall past
incidents/experiences
Inductive reasoning
Identify logical sequence from specific to general

11. Self Efficacy
Theoretical Background and Meaning of S.E.
How S.E differs from Established O.B Concepts.
 Self Efficacy VS Self Esteem
 Self Efficacy VS Expectancy Concepts
 Self Efficacy VS Attribution/Locus of Control

12. Self Efficacy
The process and Impact of Self Efficacy
 Choice Behaviors
 Motivational Efforts
 Perseverance (Persistence)
 Facilitative Thought Patterns
 Vulnerability to Stress

13. Sources Of Self Efficacy
Mastery Experiences
or Performance
Attainments
Vicarious
Experiences or
Modeling
SelfEfficacy
Physiological and
Psychological
Arousal
Social
Persuasion

14. Self Efficacy
Implications for Self efficacy in the Workplace
 Selection of Human Resources
 Training and Development
 Other Applications like….stress
management, self management, leadership,

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