Intrapersonal intelligence - Knowing what is intrapersonal intelligence

EQF LEVEL (INTERNAL REFERENCE): 2

keywords 

1 Emotional intelligence

2 Intrapersonal intelligence

3 Multiple intelligences

4 Personal development

5 Introversion 

Introduction: 

Expected Learning Outcomes:

• Raising awareness about Intrapersonal Intelligence.
• Knowing the meaning of the Intrapersonal Intelligence in your life.
• Telling what is Intrapersonal Intelligence and what it consists of.
• Broadening your knowledge of English in order to express yourself more fluently and effectively on Intrapersonal Intelligence topics, both general and specific.

By the end of this LU you will be able to know what intrapersonal intelligence is and in which aspects of our life it appears. 

You will learn the concept of intrapersonal intelligence, its origin and its components, understanding which specific skills and competences can help us to improve at an individual level in order to know ourselves better and manage ourselves better.  

Content: 

Intrapersonal Intelligence was originally included in Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences in 1983. It was defined as which is involved in self-understanding and reflection on oneself, one's abilities, motives, etc. 

In this Theory, Gardner presents 8 types of intelligence, all with the same importance, but with different fields and variables, which together can help to draw the potential of a person and their capabilities. 

1. Linguistic-verbal intelligence, the ability to use written and oral language.
2. Logical-mathematical intelligence, ability to solve calculations and to think critically.
3. Spatial intelligence, ability to form a mental model of the environment in three dimensions, allowing to recognise, visualise, relate shapes, spaces...
4. Musical intelligence, related to sensitivity to sounds.
5. Bodily and kinaesthetic intelligence, ability to use the body through movement. 
6. Intrapersonal intelligence, the ability to understand and develop one's relationship with oneself.
7. Interpersonal intelligence, the ability to understand and develop the relationship with others.
8. Naturalistic intelligence, the ability to relate to nature, to observe it, to investigate it, to love it.

We can see there that personal intelligence is of great importance compared to the more traditional conceptions of intelligence, and is divided into two fields: 

• Intrapersonal intelligence, understood as the ability to understand and develop an effective and intelligent relationship with oneself and our emotions, 
• and interpersonal intelligence, understood as the ability to understand and develop our relationships with others in an effective and responsible way. 

If we focus on the concept of intrapersonal intelligence, Carl Jung, in 1921, defined two types of attitudes that determine people's behaviour and personality:  

• Introversion: directing attention inwards, towards one's own thoughts, inner states. 
• Extroversion: directing energy and attention outwards, towards others and experiences with the world outside oneself.

Introversion and intrapersonal intelligence refer to introspection, self-analysis and self-criticism. People with well-developed intrapersonal intelligence will be in tune with themselves, learning and understanding themselves better every day. 

Their curiosity moves towards discovering and understanding their own thoughts, feelings, actions and learning how to improve or modify them.

Several post-Jung (1921) and Gardner (1983) researchers such as Goleman (1994) or Teele (2000) highlight the self – self-knowledge, self-concept, inner self-feelings, strengths and weaknesses – as the basis and centre of intrapersonal intelligence. 

Beware of terms!

Intrapersonal intelligence can easily be confused with emotional intelligence, which does not appear as such in the Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Emotional Intelligence is a broader construct in which, in addition to this focus on the inner self and the individual, also includes the social focus on how we relate to and influence others. 

Thus, the difference between intrapersonal intelligence and emotional intelligence is basically that intrapersonal intelligence only takes into account some of the processes that are studied in the latter.

On the other hand, intrapersonal intelligence can also be confused with interpersonal intelligence, which is also framed in the theory proposed by Gardner. Interpersonal intelligence is related to our ability to relate to others and work in a team in an optimal way, while intrapersonal intelligence is of a private nature. In other words, the former allows us to get to know others and interact with them in a useful and successful way, while the latter allows us to do the same with ourselves.

Both, however, may have many links to what is meant by emotional intelligence.

Intrapersonal intelligence should not be confused with interpersonal intelligence or emotional intelligence. Its focus is exclusively on the individual's inner self, on one's thoughts, feelings, emotions and actions to better know ourselves.

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