The curse of intelligence

Download or read book The curse of intelligence written by Carmen Sanz Chacón and published by Plataforma. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to address the problems faced by this cohort written in simple language and containing completely new ideas. The author, a clinical psychologist specialising in the extremely gifted, explains in this book why being intelligent is a curse for many children and adults. Being extremely intelligent can lead to rejection by those around you, affecting self-esteem, motivation and social development, with possible life-long traumas creating depression or aggression. Using simple, direct language, this book will help parents, teachers, counsellors, psychologists, psychiatrists, neurologists and highly-gifted individuals themselves to fully understand their needs and improve the attention they currently recieve.