ABSTRACT

Social, Emotional, and Psychosocial Development of Gifted and Talented Individuals:

  • Merges the fields of individual differences, developmental psychology, and educational psychology with the field of gifted education.
  • Provides a complete overview of the social, emotional, and psychosocial development of gifted and talented individuals.
  • Explores multiple paradigmatic lenses and varying conceptions of giftedness.
  • Serves as a comprehensive resource for graduate students, early career scholars, and teachers.
  • Addresses implications for the field of gifted education and future research.


This book is framed around four broad questions: (a) What is development?, (b) Are gifted individuals qualitatively different from others?, (c) Which psychosocial skills are necessary in the development of talent?, and (d) What effect does the environment have on the development of talent? Topics covered include developmental trajectories, personality development, social and emotional development, perfectionism, sensory sensitivity, emotional intensity, self-beliefs, motivation, systems perspective, psychosocial interventions, and counseling and mental health.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 1|9 pages

Background

section Section I|72 pages

What Is Development?

chapter Chapter 3|27 pages

Personality Development

chapter Chapter 4|20 pages

Social and Emotional Development

section Section II|28 pages

Are Gifted Individuals Qualitatively Different From Nongifted Individuals?

chapter Chapter 5|11 pages

Perfectionism

chapter Chapter 6|12 pages

Sensory Sensitivity and Emotional Intensity

section Section III|49 pages

Which Psychosocial Skills Are Necessary in the Development of Talent?

chapter Chapter 7|21 pages

Self-Beliefs

chapter Chapter 8|23 pages

Motivation

section Section IV|66 pages

What Effect Does the Environment Have on the Development of Psychosocial Skills Conducive to the Development of Talent?

chapter Chapter 9|23 pages

Systems Perspective

chapter Chapter 10|20 pages

Psychosocial Interventions

chapter Chapter 11|20 pages

Counseling and Mental Health