“Perfectionism must be seen as a potent force capable of bringing either intense frustration and paralysis or intense satisfaction and creative contribution, depending on how it is channeled.” (Schuler, 2002, p. 71)
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
Adderholdt-ElliottM. (1987). Perfectionism: What's bad about being too good. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit.
2.
DavisG. A.RimmS. B. (1994). Education of the gifted and talented (3rd ed.). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
3.
DweckC. S. (1999). Caution—Praise can be dangerous. American Educator, 23(1), 4–9.
GreensponT. S. (1998). Te gifted self: Its role in development and emotional health. Roeper Review, 20, 162–167.
6.
GreensponT. S. (2000). “Healthy perfectionism” is an oxymoron! Refections on the psychology of perfectionism and the sociology of science. Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 11, 197–208.
7.
HamachekD. E. (1978). Psychodynamics of normal and neurotic perfectionism. Psychology, 15, 27–33.
8.
KerrB. A. (1991). A handbook for counseling the gifted and talented. Alexandria, VA: American Association for Counseling and Development.
9.
MorelockM. J. (1992). Giftedness: Te view from within. Understanding Our Gifted, 4(3), 1, 11–15.
10.
ParkerW. D.AdkinsK. K. (1995). Perfectionism and the gifted. Roeper Review, 17, 173–176.
11.
ReisS. M. (2002). Internal barriers, personal issues, and decisions faced by gifted and talented females. Gifted Child Today, 25(1), 14–28.
12.
SchulerP. (2002). Perfectionism in gifted children and adolescents. In NeihartM.ReisS. M.RobinsonN. M.MoonS. M. (Eds.), Te social and emotional development of gifted children: What do we know? (pp. 71–79). Waco, TX: Prufrock Press.
13.
SchulerP. A. (1997). Characteristics and perceptions of perfectionism in gifted adolescents in a rural school environment. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Connecticut, Storrs.
14.
SilvermanL. K. (1990). Issues in affective development of the gifted. In Van-Tassel-BaskaJ. (Ed.), A practical guide to counseling the gifted in a school setting (pp. 15–30). Reston, VA: Council for Exceptional Children.
15.
SilvermanL. K. (1993a). A developmental model for counseling the gifted. In SilvermanL. K. (Ed.), Counseling the gifted and talented (pp. 51–78). Denver, CO: Love.
16.
SilvermanL. K. (1993b). Te gifted individual. In SilvermanL. K. (Ed.), Counseling the gifted and talented (pp. 3–28). Denver, CO: Love.
17.
SilvermanL. K. (1999). Perfectionism. Gifted Education International, 13, 216–225.
18.
TannenbaumA. J. (1992). Early signs of giftedness: Research and commentary. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 13, 22–36.
