http://gifteduniverse.com/characteristics-gifted-adult/gifted-adults-characteristics/ Gifted Adults Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:29:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://gifteduniverse.com/characteristics-gifted-adult/gifted-adults-characteristics/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Characteristics of Gifted Adults - Overview | gifteduniverse.com Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:20:00 +0000 http://gifteduniverse.com/?p=360#comment-126 [...] Perfectionism – high standards for one’s self and other people; may be accompanied by guilt and frustration when one is not living up to their expectations [...] [...] Perfectionism – high standards for one’s self and other people; may be accompanied by guilt and frustration when one is not living up to their expectations [...]

]]> http://gifteduniverse.com/characteristics-gifted-adult/gifted-adults-characteristics/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Matthew Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:40:35 +0000 http://gifteduniverse.com/?p=360#comment-107 Well, one's supposed do things to the "best of your ability" :) ... but, anyway, a lot of this is probably relative to the observer. A motivated gifted person will probably been as perfectionistic, whether her or she is obsessive or not, by everyone else. And, yes, there sure are gifted folk for whom this is a problem-- though probably not at a different rate from the rest of the population-- but they'll definitely do it bigger and better. Well, one’s supposed do things to the “best of your ability” … but, anyway, a lot of this is probably relative to the observer. A motivated gifted person will probably been as perfectionistic, whether her or she is obsessive or not, by everyone else. And, yes, there sure are gifted folk for whom this is a problem– though probably not at a different rate from the rest of the population– but they’ll definitely do it bigger and better.

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