Clinical and Mental Health Issues in Counseling the Gifted Individual |
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Authors: | Jennifer Riedl Cross Tracy L. Cross |
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Affiliation: | Center for Gifted EducationCollege of William and Mary |
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | gifted high ability mental health issues |
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