Question

John likes to dine out frequently. However, he gets very upset if the service at the restaurant is not to his liking. He loses his temper with the servers and rebukes them. Although he regrets his behavior later, he ends up repeating his behavior. His fellow diners usually avoid going out with him again. John's lack of control on his emotions suggests that:__________.

Answer 1

Answer: John has a low emotional intelligence.

Explanation: Low emotional intelligence is a condition called ALEXITHYMIA, it is a situation where by someone is unable to either express or understand his/ her emotions.

Having a low emotional intelligence has been proven to sometimes be connected to the damage of the portion of the brain that is in control of communication which should exist between the right and left part of the brain, and as a result of this, messages that are related to emotions are not processed. Sometimes it could be the result of a brain injury.

Signs of low emotional intelligence are:

• Such people are easily stressed up.

• Such people makes quick assumptions.

• Such people hold grudges.

• They are easily offended.

• They hold on to mistakes.

• They easily feel misunderstood.

• They have trust issues etc.