Emotional Mind

The mental dictionary (vocabulary) is made up of the language units (words). The student who has a reduced vocabulary is limited to process information and therefore his learning is reduced. From 4th grade onwards it is important to increase the abstract vocabulary so that learning skills are increased.

It is the awareness of the feelings, needs, concerns of others, and even the understanding of the physical and psychological situations that another person goes through without being able to verbalize it. It is the ability to give an adequate response to others through a deep understanding of one's emotional and cognitive world, while still distinguishing between one's own self and the self of others.

The concept was first proposed by Wolpe (1958) and later by Alberti and Emmons (1970), who understand it as: the behaviour that fosters equality in human relations, allowing us to act in defence of our own interests, to defend ourselves without unjustified anxiety, to express our feelings sincerely and pleasantly and to put into practice our personal rights respecting the rights of others.

It refers to the ability to properly manage the emotions of the people around us. It is proven that we try to change the emotional state of the people around us, either so that they feel better (before a loss, a displeasure), or so that they feel worse. In short, it consists of not allowing ourselves to be carried away by the first emotional impulses, because we are aware of the personal and social consequences that would have to accommodate the impulse.

It involves taking advantage of collective talent, produced by each person in their interplay with the others.

The development of teamwork is a spiral process, the effectiveness of which depends on the extent to which the group also contributes to the personal development of its members.

Conflict is inherent in nature and occurs in all areas of its development. If, when a conflict appears we know how to redirect it and we know how to analyse what causes it, we are in a moment of personal development. Now, when the conflict appears, what response do we give? This subscale refers to "the passage from a painful emotional state, produced by opposing and contradictory desires or interests, to a state of well-being and tranquillity on the part of all those previously involved in the conflict situation" (Repetto, 2007).