ABSTRACT
Humans are faced with a multitude of decisions, of varying degrees of importance, in their lifetime. A "good" decision has been variously defined as one that yields "good" outcomes, produces a positive effect, improves future options, enables self-approval, facilitates several goals of the decision-maker, minimizes conflict among these goals, and/or is arrived at using a "good" decision-making process. Among the various decisions that humans make today, one very critical decision that is usually made by early adulthood is the choice of one's future career. The career decision has been affected by the changes to the general level of educational attainment, and the expansion of higher education. Gifted individuals differ from the rest of the population in significant ways with respect to their abilities, traits, characteristics, behaviors, and accomplishments. The chapter also presents an overview of key concepts discussed in this book.
