Characteristics
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Concomitant Problems
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1.Keen power of observation; naive receptivity; sense of the significant; willingness to examine the unusual.
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1.Possible gullibility; social rejection; value system and its defense.
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2.Power of abstraction, conceptualization, synthesis; interest in inductive learning and problem solving; pleasure in intellectual activity.
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2.Occasional resistance to direction; rejection or omission of detail
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3.Interest in cause-effect relations; ability to see relationships; interest in applying concepts; love of truth.
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3.Difficulty in accepting the illogical
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4.Liking for structure and order, liking for consistency, as in value systems, number systems, clocks, calendars.
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4.Invention of own systems, sometimes conflicting
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5.Retentiveness.
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5.Dislike for routine and drill; need for early mastery of foundation skills
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6.Verbal proficiency, large vocabulary; facility in expression; interest in reading; breadth of information in advanced areas.
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6.Need for specialized reading vocabulary; early parent resistance to reading, escape into verbalism
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7.Questioning attitude, intellectual curiosity; inquisitive mind, intrinsic motivation.
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7.Lack of early home or school stimulation
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8.Power of critical thinking; skepticism, evaluative testing; self-criticism and self-checking.
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8.Critical attitude towards others; discouragement from self-criticism
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9.Creativeness and inventiveness; liking for new ways of doing things; interest in creating, brain-storming, free-wheeling.
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9.Rejection of the known, need to invent for oneself
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10.Power of concentration; intense attention that excludes all else; long attention span.
11. Persistent: Goal-directed behavior
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10.Resistance to interruption
11. Stubbornness
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12.Sensitivity, intuitiveness, empathy for others; need for emotional support and a sympathetic attitude; ego-involvement; need for courage
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12.Need for success and recognition; sensitivity to criticism; vulnerability to peer group rejection.
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13.High energy, alertness, eagerness; periods of intense voluntary effort preceding invention
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13.Frustration with inactivity and absence of progress
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14.Independencein work and study; preference for individualized work; self-reliance, need for freedom of movement and action; need to live with loneliness
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14.Parent and peer group pressures and non-conformity; problems of rejection and rebellion
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