better psychosocial adjustment? 

Terman:Yes

Other possibilities and evidence: 

1) mismatch with peers and courses

2) when facing failure (fail to solve extreme difficult problems), greater irrational belief and self-oriented perfectionism, more physiological stress

They endorse more internal motivation, in academic performance. Some scholars think motivation itself is a gift, and it is different from intrinsic motivation.

"intellectually and motivationally gifted children"

The Fullerton Longitudinal Study: A Long-Term Investigation of Intellectual and Motivational Giftedness

family dynamics:

• 2nd child see to be normal outside, but is gifted inside. (parents unwilling to give them tests unless with big discount.)

• perfectionism may blend with their desire for beauty and order. 214 The complexity of gifted minds is mirrored in the complexity of their emotions.

• perfectionism can be used as a positive or negative energy.

• what’s common: increased sensitivity, argumentativeness. argument is a way of knowing and a form of mental exercise engaged by inquisitive mind.

• family meeting: a place that build family solidarity, self-esteem, boundary setting.

• Learn “fair” is a reciprocal concept.

conceptual change: it is not to be increased but to be encouraged.

It’s hard to clarify its relationship with intelligence (who is whose subset, unsure).

• gender difference in career choice.

• role model for girl program doesn’t quite work in the long-term for girls in career choice. Maybe the role model thing has to be longer than a summer.

• perfectionism may lead them to procrastination.

• multi potentiality is a mixed blessing.

• Given the often assumed gender differences that men are rational and women are intuitive, valuing rationality over intuition may encourage girls to perceive themselves as innately less effective decision makers.

• problem to be addressed: limited integration of career development in school enrichment program.