Library Life as a Gifted Adult

Short-term use of psychotropic medication can be a useful adjunct to a psychiatric intervention when other methods have failed. Sadly, this type of intervention

The assessment process is a comprehensive one. It includes taking a history of gifted development – exceptional achievements as well as underachievements and failures

Building mutual rapport, clarifying mutually agreed-upon goals and creating a belief that psychotherapy will work can be difficult with any patient in crisis. However,

Their powerful need for independence having prevented them from asking for help sooner, all of the gifted individuals referred to us were in crisis:

Our assessments have two components The Cognitive Behavioral Component The Psychodynamic Component

Setting the Stage All of these exceptionally gifted adolescents and young adults were referred for psychotherapy in a state of crisis. They and their

By midadolescence, sexual/social maturation and the pressures for independence brought an increased intensity to the developmental process. New conflicts and anxieties added to the

From their earliest years, these exceptionally gifted children did not have the discipline, frustration tolerance, or emotional maturity to make full use of their

The Integration of Drive, Aesthetics, and Intellect In late latency, preadolescence, and adolescence, powerful internal drives, growing intellectual and aesthetic appreciation, as well as

Psychodynamic psychotherapy was used to treat underachievement, self-destructive behavior, and a variety of psychological symptoms in exceptionally and profoundly gifted adolescents and adults. Each