Clinical and Mental Health Issues in Counseling the Gifted Individual

Clinical and Mental Health Issues in Counseling the Gifted Individual

Research over the past several decades has identified several unique characteristics and experiences of gifted individuals that have implications for counselors. This article describes internal and external factors that contribute to gifted individuals' nonnormal lived experience and that may r...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of counseling and development 2015-04, Vol.93 (2), p.163-172
Hauptverfasser: Cross, Jennifer Riedl, Cross, Tracy L.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anxiety-Depression
Counseling
Counselor client relationships
gifted
Gifted children
high ability
Mental health
mental health issues
Perfectionism
Suicides & suicide attempts
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Zusammenfassung:Research over the past several decades has identified several unique characteristics and experiences of gifted individuals that have implications for counselors. This article describes internal and external factors that contribute to gifted individuals' nonnormal lived experience and that may require counselors' specific attention to work effectively with gifted clients on clinical and mental health issues. These factors are applied to 4 issues: unhealthy perfectionism, anxiety, depression, and suicidality.
ISSN:0748-9633
1556-6676
DOI:10.1002/j.1556-6676.2015.00192.x