"Surdoué" dîtes-vous ? .. Mais de quoi parlez-vous ? Comment définir ce qu’est un surdoué ? Tout le problème est là : Depuis que le sujet est sur la table, personne n’a vraiment réussi à s’entendre sur la définition à donner ! … D’autant que la définition de l’intelligence elle-même fait débat. – Ebbinghaus (1850 – 1909) et Caroll (1916 – 2003) la définissent comme « instrument de combinaison / de synthèse ». – Binet (1857 – 1911) et Spearman (1863 – 1945) comme un « degré de développement » – Terman (1877 – 1956) comme « instrument d’abstraction » – Piéron (1881 – 1964) comme une « capacité d’adaptation à des situations nouvelles » – Wechsler (1896 – 1981) comme « l’instrument le plus général de la réussite ou de l’efficacité» Le terme « surdoué » est, lui, un néologisme forgé dans les années 1940 pour désigner des enfants dont les aptitudes dépassaient nettement la moyenne des capacités des enfants de leur âge. Selon Sternberg, l’intelligence comporte donc trois aspects principaux : analytique, créatif et pratique.
Gifted Children and Moral Development - Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration The Theory of Positive Disintegration is as theory of moral development devised by Polish psychologist Kazimierz Dabrowski. It consists of five levels which go from total self-interest to almost the complete opposite, which is primary concern for others. Level I: Primary Integration: Egocentrism is the ruling force in this level. Level II: Unilevel Disintegration: Individuals at this level of moral development are no longer totally self-centered, but they have not yet internalized a core set of values. Level III: Spontaneous Multilevel Disintegration: At this level, an individual begins to develop an inner core of hierarchical values. For example, a person may have a strong sense of honor and believe that any lie is a sign of moral failure or weakness. Those at this level also often feel morally out of sync with their peers whose values are not at the same high level of idealism. Dabrowski considered this level a period of "positive maladjustment." Level V: Secondary Integration:
Overexcitable carmakers unite around privacy protections Nov. 13, 2014 12:01 AM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Nineteen automakers accounting for most of the passenger cars and trucks sold in the U.S. have signed onto a set of principles they say will protect motorists' privacy in an era when computerized cars pass along more information about their drivers than many motorists realize. The principles were delivered in a letter Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission, which has the authority to force corporations to live up to their promises to consumers. Industry officials say they want to assure their customers that the information that their cars stream back to automakers or that is downloaded from the vehicle's computers won't be handed over to authorities without a court order, sold to insurance companies or used to bombard them with ads for pizza parlors, gas stations or other businesses they drive past, without their permission. "You just don't want your car spying on you," he said.
HPI Fonction Publique – Le Haut potentiel intellectuel dans la fonction publique Existential Depression in Gifted Children It has been my experience that gifted and talented persons are more likely to experience a type of depression referred to as existential depression. Although an episode of existential depression may be precipitated in anyone by a major loss or the threat of a loss which highlights the transient nature of life, persons of higher intellectual ability are more prone to experience existential depression spontaneously. Sometimes this existential depression is tied into the positive disintegration experience referred to by Dabrowski (1996). Existential depression is a depression that arises when an individual confronts certain basic issues of existence. Yalom (1980) describes four such issues (or “ultimate concerns”)–death, freedom, isolation and meaninglessness. Why should such existential concerns occur disproportionately among gifted persons? Because gifted children are able to consider the possibilities of how things might be, they tend to be idealists. References Dabrowski, K. (1966).
Gifted Adults | The Gifted Way is a source of stimulus and reassurance for gifted, creative and talented adults. vehicle Long-Term Quality Index Kazimierz Dabrowski - La théorie de la désintégration positive -- La Science de l'Esprit -- Sott.net Les données issues de cet article sont toutes tirées de l'ouvrage collectif : Sal Mendaglio (ed.). - Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration. Great Potential Press, Scottsdale, 2008. © InconnuKazimierz Dąbrowski Kazimierz (1902-1980) - L'homme On ne saurait évoquer la théorie de la désintégration positive sans évoquer préalablement l'homme que fut Dabrowski. Kazimierz Dabrowski est né le 1er septembre 1902 en Pologne, deuxième enfant d'une fratrie de 4. Issu d'une famille aisée, il étudie à Lublin dans des instituts catholiques et se retrouve très jeune exposé aux livres et à la musique. La 2e guerre mondiale fut difficile pour Dabrowski : il perd son jeune frère et sa mère est déportée. Au début des années 60, il rencontre Jason Aronson, éditeur du International Journal of Psychiatry qui l'aidera à la traduction de son premier ouvrage en anglais : Positive Disintegration. Il est important de noter que l'anglais constitue la dernière langue apprise par Dabrowski. Le dynamisme Notes
Experts give advice on year end donations to charity December 29, 2013|By Kate Santich, Staff Writer Hoping to lock in a final tax write-off for 2013, more Americans are expected to make charitable contributions Monday and Tuesday than at any previous point in the year. But whether you're a big fish in the donor pond or a little guppy, wise-giving experts warn that some homework and a dose of caution will help get you the most bang for your hard-earned charitable buck. "Part of the problem is that a lot of giving is emotional," said Mark Brewer, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Central Florida, a public grant-making organization. "And emotional appeals tend to disconnect our brains from our wallets. One way to educate yourself is by checking the free public "knowledge base" the foundation has created at cfcf.guidestar.org. "A big CEO salary is a real turnoff," said Orlando attorney John Morgan, known for being a generous but careful supporter of philanthropy. "I look at the person," he said.
Gifted Adults Personal GrowthGifted Adults Have people ever called you "too intense" or perhaps "too driven"? Or maybe people have said "Why don't you slow down?" or "Can't you do just one thing?" Do you have a habit of starting a new book to read before you have finished the old one? Is there only one person in a hundred who understands your jokes? If you answered yes to most of these questions you just might be a gifted adult? One major characteristic of gifted adults is that they seldom realize that they are gifted. If you think about it the numbers can explain this phenomenon. Gifted children grow into gifted adults. After years of rejection and misunderstanding, the gifted adult has much misinformation about his or herself that may even be described as a “false self.” Dr.