Recognizing Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students.

Coleman, Mary Ruth

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ERIC Number: EJ527621

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Recognizing Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Students.

Coleman, Mary Ruth

Gifted Child Today Magazine, v19 n3 p36-37 May-Jun 1996

This article identifies typical problems that gifted students face in social and emotional adjustment, including anxiety caused by advanced knowledge or understanding; heightened sensitivity to feelings of others; perfectionist tendencies; and feelings of being alone, isolated, and different. Resources to help students, parents, and teachers are suggested. (DB)

Descriptors: Anxiety, Counseling, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Problems, Empathy, Gifted, Interpersonal Relationship, Loneliness, Psychological Patterns, Social Development, Student Adjustment, Student Characteristics, Student Needs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Teachers; Parents; Students; Practitioners

Language: English

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