Gifted grown ups: The mixed blessings of extraordinary potential

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Gifted grown ups: The mixed blessings of extraordinary potential
Abstract
In this book, the author presents her 10-yr study of 100 gifted adults, examining how being identified as a "smart kid" early on affects career choices, friendships, and romantic pairings later in life. Why do some talented and gifted people becomes Mozarts and Einsteins or corporate chieftains, while others drop out of school, struggle to hold down jobs, or turn to self-destructive behavior? What are the signs of giftedness, its pitfalls, and its promise? The author provides answers to these and other questions, and creates a picture of what it is like to have an accelerated mind in a slow-moving world. The book traces many types of gifted adults, including the high-testing, power-achieving Striver; the popular, scholar or athlete Superstar; and the creative intellectual, free-spirit Independent. In their own words, 100 gifted grownups, from age 18 to 90, and reflecting a variety of family and educational backgrounds, occupations, social classes, and races, count the blessings and tally the costs of running a high-powered mind. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: publicity materials)
Date
1999
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Place
Hoboken, NJ
# of Pages
292
Archive
APA PsycInfo®
Loc. in Archive
619396546; 1999-02343-000
Language
en-US
Extra
Pages: Chapter xii, 292 Pages Publication Title: Gifted grown ups: The mixed blessings of extraordinary potential abstractTranslation: En este libro, la autora presenta su estudio de 10 años de 100 adultos superdotados, examinando cómo ser identificado como un "niño inteligente" desde el principio afecta las elecciones de carrera, las amistades y las parejas románticas más adelante en la vida. ¿Por qué algunas personas talentosas y dotadas se convierten en Mozart y Einstein o en jefes corporativos, mientras que otras abandonan la escuela, luchan por mantener sus trabajos o recurren a un comportamiento autodestructivo? ¿Cuáles son los signos de la superdotación, sus trampas y su promesa? El autor proporciona respuestas a estas y otras preguntas, y crea una imagen de lo que es tener una mente acelerada en un mundo que se mueve lentamente. El libro rastrea muchos tipos de adultos superdotados, incluido el Striver, que supera las pruebas y alcanza el poder; la superestrella popular, erudita o atleta; y el intelectual creativo, de espíritu libre e independiente. En sus propias palabras, 100 adultos superdotados, desde los 18 hasta los 90 años, y reflejando una variedad de antecedentes familiares y educativos, ocupaciones, clases sociales y razas, cuentan las bendiciones y cuentan los costos de administrar una mente de alto poder. (Registro de la base de datos PsycINFO (c) 2016 APA, todos los derechos reservados) (Fuente: materiales publicitarios)
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TOCDataText - Part one: The gifted grownups; What makes you gifted?; Inside the gifted brain/mind; In hiding; Part two: When the smart kids grow up; The gifted family; School: Hard times, easy as; Young adults: The extra mile; Bored, bored, bored: The quest for challenging work; Part three: Gifted lives; The dark side; Finding the others: Friends and lovers; Gifted women; Young in mind: The later years; The value of the gift; Resources and recommended readings; Notes; References; Acknowledgments; About the author

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Citación
Streznewski, M. K. (1999). Gifted grown ups: The mixed blessings of extraordinary potential. John Wiley & Sons Inc. APA PsycInfo® (619396546; 1999-02343-000). https://www.proquest.com/books/gifted-grown-ups-mixed-blessings-extraordinary/docview/619396546/se-2?accountid=15299