This course covers the construct of emotional intelligence. First, emotions and emotional intelligence then we focus on several emotion-related skills and abilities that are essential for emotional well-being. More specifically, we address emotional awareness, emotional knowledge (the ability to extract information from emotions), emotional beliefs (awareness of beliefs regarding the expression and experience of emotions), and emotional expression (the ability to express emotions in a way that promotes well-being). In varying degrees, these abilities are also defined as key components of emotional intelligence in most models of emotional intelligence.