Emotional competence
Emotional competence refers to the essential social skills to recognize, interpret, and respond constructively to emotions in yourself and others. The term implies an ease around others and determines one's ability to effectively and successfully lead and express.Description
Emotional competence is another term for emotional intelligence.Assertiveness
Building up emotional competence is one way of learning to handle manipulative or passive-aggressive behavior in which the manipulator exploits the feelings of another to try to get what they want.