Emotion Regulation Practices

The roots of emotional intelligence (EI) stem from the notion of social intelligence. Thorndike (in Intelligence and its uses. Harper’s Mag 140:227–335, 1920) regarded EI via the lens of social intelligence, stating that social intelligence is the capability to empathize with others and perform sensibly in human relationships (see Goleman in Working with emotional intelligence. Bantam Books, New York, 1998). Nonetheless, his opinions were not greatly welcomed until years later. Emotional thought was viewed to be in the domain of intelligence.