Intelligence-Charles Mendoza

Intelligence-Charles Mendoza

1. Emotional Intelligence

   • someone's ability to know their emotions and know how to control them (Srivastava, 2013)
     • helps with becoming more patient and calm
       • As a nurse, I will have patience when handling rude patients

2. General Intelligence

   • ability to be able to learn and adapt through experiences(Sternberg, 2012)
     • helps with learning how to make the best decision in a situation
       • As a nurse, I will need to be able to adapt to patient's behavior

3. Fluid and Crystallized Intelligence

   • Fluid Intelligence: ability to think quickly (Sternberg, 2012)
     • helps with problem solving, comprehension, and reasoning
       • As a nurse, I will need to be able to work around complications at the hospital to take care of my patients
   • Crystallized Intelligence: storage of prior knowledge and experiences (Sternberg, 2012)
     • remembering certain skills to handle certain situations
       • As a nurse, I will need to be able to remember certain skills I learn in the nursing program and apply them when I work

4. Triarchic Theory

   • Creative: imaginative and innovative problem solving (Sternberg, 2012)
     • inventing or imagining potential solutions
       • figuring out a way to make brew coffee without a coffee machine
   • Practical: street smarts and common sense (Sternberg, 2012)
     • solutions in my everyday life that I develop through prior knowledge
       • learning how to find my own way home without using directions
   • Analytical: academic problem solving and computation (Sternberg, 2012)
     • the ability to understand and evaluate information
       • When studying, finding out how to find common patterns or similarities in lessons

5. Multiple Intelligences

   • Linguistic: used when writing, reading, and understanding words (Sternberg, 2012)
     • When I write my essays or read journal articles
       • Understanding a serious conversation with someone
   • Mathematical: used when doing any computations or math (Sternberg, 2012)
     • When I work on my math homework and use formulas that I remember
       • I will have to compute how much medicine I need to give a patient
   • Spatial: knowledge of knowing how to use space (Sternberg, 2012)
     • learning how to pack more clothes into a suitcase
       • Knowing how I can get from one area to the next as fast as possible
   • Musical: knowledge of composing and singing music (Sternberg, 2012)
     • I use this when I sing my favorite songs in the shower
       • I will build more musical knowledge when I learn guitar
   • Bodily Kinesthetic: ability to manipulate and use body to do an activity (Sternberg, 2012)
     • This is used in dancing, sports, and exercise
       • As a nurse I will be able to complete tasks like giving shots to patients
   • Naturalist: ability to learn about nature (Sternberg, 2012)
     • knowing how to identify certain plants
       • This will help me understand more about how nature works
   • Intrapersonal: the ability to understand feelings and inner thoughts (Sternberg, 2012)
     • learning how to understand someone's emotionsand motives
       • I will notice that if I can identify how I feel I can calm down by thinking positively.