Living with Intensity

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Sal Mendaglio, Ph.D. Part One. Kazimierz Dabrowski, Overexcitability, Giftedness, and Developmental Potential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1. Embracing Intensity: Overexcitability, Sensitivity, and the Developmental Potential of the Gifted Susan Daniels, Ph.D., and Michael M. Piechowski, Ph.D. . . 3 Chapter 2. Dabrowski's Levels and the Process of Development Susan Daniels, Ph.D., and Michael M. Piechowski, Ph.D. . . 19 Part Two. Understanding Intensity: Practical Applications for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 3. Nurturing the Sensitivity, Intensity, and Developmental Potential of Young Gifted Children Susan Daniels, Ph.D., and Elizabeth Meckstroth, M.Ed., M.S.W. . . . . . . . . . 33 Chapter 4. Inner Awakening, Outward Journey: The Intense Gifted Child in Adolescence P. Susan Jackson, M.A., R.C.C., and Vicky Frankfourth Moyle, M.A., L.P.C., L.M.H.C. . . 57 Chapter 5. The Emperor Has No Clothes: Exquisite Perception, Stress, and the Gifted Child Annemarie Roeper, Ed.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Chapter 6. Dabrowski's Theory: Possibilities and Implications of Misdiagnosis, Missed Diagnosis, and Dual Diagnosis in Gifted Individuals Edward R. Amend, Psy.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Chapter 7. Integrating the Intense Experience: Counseling and Clinical Applications P. Susan Jackson, M.A., R.C.C., and Vicky Frankfourth Moyle, M.A., L.P.C., L.M.H.C. . . 105 Chapter 8. Overexcitability, Giftedness, and Family Dynamics Susan Daniels, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Chapter 9. Petunias, Perfectionism, and Level of Development Linda Kreger Silverman, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Part Three. Still Gifted After All These Years-Lifespan Intensity and Gifted Adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Chapter 10. Advantages and Challenges of Lifespan Intensity Ellen D. Fiedler, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Chapter 11. Annemarie Roeper: Nearly a Century with Giftedness Michele Kane, Ed.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Chapter 12. Living One's Spirit Song: Transcendent Experiences in Counseling Gifted Adults Patricia Gatto-Walden, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Chapter 13. What We May Be: What Dabrowski's Work Can Do for Gifted Adults Stephanie S. Tolan, M.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 Part Four. Current Research and Future Directions . . . . . . . 237 Chapter 14. Building Firm Foundations: Research and Assessments R. Frank Falk, Ph.D., andNancy B.Miller, Ph.D. . . . . . 239 Chapter 15. Under Construction: Continued Applications of Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration with the Gifted Susan Daniels, Ph.D. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Appendix A. Overexcitability Questionnaire - Short Form (OEQ Short Form). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Living with Intensity Appendix B. Overexcitability Questionnaire - Revised (OEQ-REV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Author Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287 Topic Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 About the Authors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299