Assignment: Elements Of Emotional Intelligence

Assignment: Elements Of Emotional Intelligence
Assignment: Elements Of Emotional Intelligence
This is a discussion post, about 250 words, tittle page not require In- text citation is required original work please, reference source, website source strongly preferred.
Discussion Topic/ One of the five elements of emotional intelligence is self-awareness
QUESTION 1: One of the five elements of emotional intelligence is self-awareness. What behaviors would someone with strong self-awareness demonstrate within the context of leading and managing groups? Provide an example.
INTRODUCTION
Diabetes has become an epidemic problem in the U.S. (Boyle, Thompson, Gregg, Barker, and Williamson 2010; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011). Approximately 8.3% of the population (or 25.8 million people) suffer from diabetes in the U.S., with the majority (nearly 95%) having type-2 diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011). In addition, nearly one-fourth of the population has been diagnosed as pre-diabetic (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008) and trends suggest that diabetes prevalence may increase to as many as 1-in-3 adults by 2050 (Boyle et al. 2010). These data demonstrate that diabetes is a compelling national problem, but the risk of diabetes is not uniform. There are significant disparities associated with diabetes based on race and ethnicity. Minority populations have a higher prevalence of diabetes as compared to non-Hispanic whites (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011; Community Preventive Services Task Force 2011). Hispanics are 66% more likely, and Mexican Americans are 87% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011). In Albuquerque, New Mexico, diabetes is the sixth leading cause of mortality (New Mexico Health Policy Comission 2009). In the Hispanic immigrant neighborhood where this study was conducted, our preliminary research found that the prevalence of diabetes and pre-diabetes among those sampled was 56%, with 29% of those undiagnosed and unaware of their compromised health status (Mishra et al. 2012). Although ethnicity is one risk factor (Hanis, Hewett-Emmett, Bertin, and Schull 1991; Samet, Coultas, Howard, Skipper, and Hanis 1988), research has demonstrated a broad range of factors influences diabetes risk.