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Grobman, Jerald – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2009
An eclectic form of psychodynamic psychotherapy is presented to address the emotional problems of exceptionally and profoundly gifted adolescents and adults. The approach includes cognitive/behavioral techniques as well as psychologically informed mentoring, coaching, and advising. Once a psychodynamic formulation was established, it was used to…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Gifted, Adolescents, Patients
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Reynolds, Cecil R.; Bradley, Michael – School Psychology Review, 1983
On multiple measures of chronic, manifest anxiety, the intellectually gifted sample (N=465) consistently displayed lower levels of anxiety than their nongifted peers (N=329), indicating better overall adjustment. (Author)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Affective Measures, Anxiety, Elementary Education
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Ramsey, Deborah C.; Ramsey, Philip L. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2002
This article uses system thinking to examine the dynamic complexity of perfectionism. These dynamics are explained as an attempt by the perfectionist to achieve cognitive consistency. The unrealistic worldview of a perfectionist generates a catch-22 situation that makes change difficult. Fundamental change requires a worldview that balances…
Descriptors: Achievement Need, Anxiety, Change Strategies, Cognitive Processes
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Coleman, Mary Ruth – Gifted Child Today Magazine, 1996
This article identifies typical problems that gifted students face in social and emotional adjustment, including anxiety caused by advanced knowledge or understanding; heightened sensitivity to feelings of others; perfectionist tendencies; and feelings of being alone, isolated, and different. Resources to help students, parents, and teachers are…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Counseling, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems