Social-emotional problems observed in gifted children

Bu çalışmanın amacı, üstün yetenekli çocukların uygun ortam ve ihtiyaçlarına yönelik destek sistemleri sağlanamadığında yaşayabilecekleri sosyal-duygusal sorunları ve bunlarla ilgili yanlış inanışları ortaya koyarak, bu sorunların önüne geçilmesi için ailelerin ve eğitimcilerin farkındalığının artırılmasıdır. Bu amaçla, öncelikle üstün yetenekli kavramı tanımlanmış ve üstün yetenekli çocukların sosyal-duygusal ihtiyaçlarındaki farklılığın sebepleri açıklanmıştır. Üstün yetenekli çocukların yaşadıkları sosyal-duygusal sorunların önemli kaynaklarından biri olarak görülen eş zamanlı olmayan gelişim konusuna değinilmiştir. Üstün yetenekli çocuklarda görülebilen sosyal-duygusal sorunlardan olan sosyal izolasyon (dışlanma/yalnızlık), mükemmeliyetçilik, stres, depresyon ve intihar konuları, sebepleriyle ve ilgili araştırma sonuçlarıyla birlikte ele alınarak açıklanmıştır. Ayrıca üstün yetenekli çocuklarda gözlenebilen bu sorunların önlenebilmesi için bazı çözüm önerilerinde bulunulmuştur.

Üstün yetenekli çocuklarda gözlenen sosyal-duygusal sorunlar

The goal of this paper is to increase awareness related to social-emotional problems experienced by gifted children lacking support systems suited to their needs and to describe solutions to minimize associated risks. The concept of “gifted” is defined and reasons for differences in social-emotional needs of gifted children together with how asynchronous development can be an important factor effecting their social-emotional states are explained. Different problems in this context are then considered, including loneliness, perfectionism, stress, depression and suicide. Finally, discussion and suggestions on social-emotional situations that need further research to ensure that gifted children can become emotionally healthy adults are presented.

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