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Impact of Emotional Intelligence on Health and Wellness In the reading, Goleman makes the case for "emotional intelligence" being the strongest indicator of human success, particularly the ability to love and be loved by friends, partners, and family members. He outlines critical skills that are necessary to develop strong emotional intelligence, including self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, mood management, and social skills, including empathy. Goleman goes on to explain the benefits of having emotional intelligence and describes the potentially disastrous and tragic consequences of failure to apply emotional intelligence. Respond to one (1) of the questions below. Please specify which option you are addressing in the first line of your post. Option 1: Locate a recent news story that illustrates 1) how a lack of emotional intelligence can have negative health or wellness consequences or 2) the benefits of strong emotional intelligence for health or wellness. Briefly summarize the story, noting the evidence for emotional intelligence, or a lack of it. End your post by describing how you think the skills that comprise emotional intelligence at the personal level are related to societal wellness and discord. Be sure to provide a reference to the news story and a link if it is.