The social status of a person, his position in society, recognition of others and well-being largely depend on personal qualities. But at the same time, people striving for success, spend quite a lot of time on education. In order to achieve the best result in life, they are ready to constantly work on themselves. In other words, strive for self-development. This will allow them to complement and expand their own ideas.
The concept of giftedness is directly related to the topic of personal growth and self-development. After all, people who strive for self-improvement pay great attention to their talents and look for the possibilities of their manifestation.
Abilities
Before considering the concepts of giftedness, talent and genius, it is worth familiarizing yourself with a very complex education, which is a combination of the most varied personality traits that provide him with the opportunity to succeed in a certain activity. These are the abilities. They are not the key to success for a person. Abilities are just a potential opportunity. Reality will depend on hard work, determination and perseverance of a person.
Abilities are formed and continue to develop throughout our lives. This can be confirmed by examples of people who, being in adulthood or even at an advanced age, achieved success in invention, literature, painting, etc.
Abilities are based on natural inclinations, which are innate human qualities, but not necessarily hereditary. Among them:
- ear for music;
- impressive lung volume;
- high sensitivity to color discrimination;
- increased activity of the left or right hemisphere of the brain, etc.
The concepts of āmakingsā, āabilitiesā, āgiftednessā, ātalentā and āgeniusā are closely related. Without the presence of certain natural qualities, it is quite difficult for a person to succeed. But even with the existing inclinations, it cannot be guaranteed. After all, they can develop in ability only if a person will systematically study and work hard. That is, in the process of acquiring the skills of a certain activity.
The inclinations and abilities associated with the concept of giftedness have two varieties. So, they can be special. Such abilities are associated with a specific activity and manifest in it. They are common. These abilities are primarily cognitive. They are necessary in any activity. A person who has a poor memory or has a low level of intelligence will not succeed in becoming, for example, a composer, even with a phenomenal ear for music. It is general abilities that determine the level of efficiency and speed of obtaining, processing and storing information. They also have a direct impact on the effectiveness of the interaction of the individual with the environment and with society.
The whole set of human inclinations, suggesting that he has a high level of common abilities, as a rule, is considered gifted. What is it?
Definition of a concept
Today in psychology there is no consensus on what is giftedness. This term is most often used in pedagogy. The concept of giftedness here appears as a complex of those qualities that a person possesses. Moreover, their combination allows a person to successfully master knowledge and master the skills of educational activities.
In psychology, there are many points of view regarding the essence of the concept of giftedness. However, most often this quality is associated with the attention of a person, his cognitive abilities, thinking, memory, creativity and imagination.
That is why the concept of giftedness includes such individual abilities:
- Observation.
- High degree of concentration.
- Fast and often spontaneous memorization of diverse information.
- Associative thinking, allowing quick access to the data that is stored in the human memory.
- Original thinking that allows you to find non-standard solutions to a wide variety of problems.
- Developed imagination.
- The flexibility of thinking, allowing you to operate with categories and concepts from various fields of knowledge.
- High degree of logical thinking.
Thus, the concept of giftedness arising from makings and abilities gives a person the opportunity to master various types of activities. But, as stated earlier, it is only a potential resource. To succeed, a person needs to have special abilities.
In psychology, the concept of giftedness is considered as a personās tendency to creativity, as well as his high overall activity. That is why people with a high level of such a characteristic, in any situation, are able to find for themselves the scope of self-realization, as well as a specific area in which they will certainly succeed. In addition, some psychologists highlight the concept of āspecial giftednessā. This quality is directly related to special abilities.
What is understood by the concept of giftedness? Human abilities in sports, science, art or another field. They can be artistic. To achieve success, it is important how the person himself relates to his abilities, whether he believes that these qualities should be developed. Often people do not believe in themselves and in their ability to achieve great heights, abandon those prospects that they could quite successfully turn into reality.
It must be understood that the beginning of any achievement is the moment the individual accepts his essence. Endowment is not only a great blessing. It is also a big responsibility.
What is included in the definition of giftedness? Consider the components and characteristics of this quality.
Thinking outside the box
It is known that most people tend to be like everyone else. They are afraid to seem surrounding abnormal and strange. That is why people, as a rule, refuse to have their own opinion and submit to herd feelings. All this literally at the root ruins wonderful careers, does not allow talents to develop, and belittles existing achievements and ambitions. People do not seek to appeal to their "I". They spare time reading cognitive books and prefer idle activities in their free time. But if a person has the ability to think outside the box, then this significantly changes his perception of the world around him. It allows you to grow and develop personality. A person gets the opportunity to approach himself and realize his own value.
Desire to know
It doesnāt matter what area a person will turn his attention to - music, dancing or reading. The main thing is the desire to do something
Moreover, it is imperative to devote most of the time to your occupation. The desire to learn becomes a source of courage and enthusiasm, the desire to take risks and implement the most, at first glance, incredible ideas. All this fills the individual with new energy and brings him happiness.
Active life position
Can a bored person get bored? Unlikely. In this case, he is full of inspiration and a desire to reach unprecedented heights. Such a person will certainly look at the world positively and dream of further self-realization, which will allow him to overcome obstacles that arise on the way and become a winner.
Propensity for solitude
It is known that gifted people, such as artists and writers, are completely immersed in themselves. This happens because a creative person needs to have a certain personal space.
It allows you to slowly think about your plans and analyze what is happening. A person deprived of such a perspective ceases to feel safe. He again acquires a sense of comfort, only after receiving peace and quiet, which allows great masterpieces to be born.
Signs of giftedness
Most of all, this quality applies to children. Indeed, in adults, the existing giftedness should already grow into talent. A child, distinguished from peers by a high level of abilities, is certainly an occasion for pride of parents. It develops faster and is in many ways ahead of other children. And if parents have knowledge about what are the signs of a childās giftedness, then they will be the first to see the emergence of individuality in their child and enable it to develop. What are the potentialities that a person possesses?
Fast development
What does the concept of giftedness include at an early age? A gifted child appears for the first time from three to five years. This is the time when the formation of his personality takes place. The kid begins to become aware of his abilities and talents, realizing that he is doing something very well. The child, comparing himself with his peers, begins to realize that he is different from them.
A clear sign of giftedness is progressive development. If the baby in his 3-4 years can already read in syllables, then it is worth paying special attention to it. After all, this child has his own rhythm of life, and soon he will no longer be interested in communicating with peers. He will reach for older children or adults. With an ever-increasing rate of progression of development, we can talk about genius.
Love of reading
Today there are few children who read fiction with pleasure. Books from them remain unclaimed. But the notion of gifted children implies a love of reading without fail.
A book for such a child is an opportunity to participate in an exciting adventure full of amazing discoveries and mysterious secrets. In the presence of such a sign of giftedness, parents must strongly support it with their child.
The desire for self-expression
Gifted children are keen to demonstrate their own position. From an early age, they defend their point of view and want their opinions to be listened to. It is also important for them to be recognizable, as giftedness certainly strives for self-expression. Such children will never begin to hide from people what they really think, even if they remain incomprehensible to others. By 3-5 years, such a child is a bright personality. And adults cannot impose their opinion or make him do something. All this speaks of the self-sufficiency of a small person, which finds expression in obstinacy.
The ability to engage in long
The concept of giftedness and talent includes perseverance. Adults sometimes wonder how a little child sits in one place for hours and does what he loves. Such children do not need to be specially organized. They themselves are passionate about the process.
Favourite buisness
Very rarely, even as a teenager, children think about what they want to do in life. But this does not apply at all to one who is gifted. Such children already in the lower grades of the school have plans for the future. They do not need the advice of adults, because he will only lead them astray.
The presence of a childās own business is a sure sign of his giftedness. It is important for adults to pay attention to this and begin to develop the activity of a small person that he likes.
Types of giftedness
Potential opportunities can be grouped according to various criteria. Their classification is made according to intensity, which includes expressed and unexpressed giftedness, according to the time of occurrence (early and late), etc. However, when considering the concept and types of giftedness, the most popular grouping of such abilities is based on the field of their manifestation. According to this, they are:
- In practice. This category includes natural talent for crafts, sports, or organizational skills.
- In intellectual and theoretical studies (field of science).
- In the artistic and aesthetic direction. Here are considered the abilities for drawing, music and sculpture.
- In the communications field. An example of this is oratory.
- In the spiritual and value direction. This group includes activities related to serving the community and creating new values.
It should be borne in mind that giftedness is manifested not only at an early age. That is why adults should not give up the sports, spiritual, intellectual and creative activities that they strive to master the appropriate skills. In other words, the concepts of deposit, giftedness and talent are not alien to them either. It is possible that, doing what they love, adults can find new abilities and develop them.
It is possible to classify giftedness by the degree of its severity. To do this, you need to mentally imagine a certain scale along which human abilities will be located.
And here the concept and types of giftedness can be distributed appropriately, starting from zero (in the absence of potential opportunities) to its highest values, which corresponds to genius.
There is also a classification by form. In this case, there is an obvious giftedness that is visible to everyone, as well as hidden, not yet manifested. In the latter case, an erroneous conclusion is often made that a person has no potential opportunities. However, they can always occur quite unexpectedly. This happens when changing external conditions or due to any events related to the internal psychological world.
By the breadth of its manifestation, giftedness is general and special. The first of these two types is manifested in most areas of human activity. Special talent applies only to specific areas.
Talent
What does this concept mean? If we consider the concept of a deposit, giftedness and talent, then the last of them means special abilities that are at a very high level. It is believed that this is a gift that a person receives from God. Inclinations form the basis of talent and create the conditions for success in a certain field of activity and the development of giftedness. However, when will the talent take place? The concepts of ability and giftedness will certainly precede obtaining this highest level of skill. A man will have to, despite his natural data, work hard, mastering the methods and techniques of a certain activity. That is, to go the path of development and further improvement of abilities. Only this will allow you to become a master of your craft, and not just a craftsman. Otherwise, he, as they say, will bury his talent in the ground.
Experts note that almost all children already at birth can be called potentially gifted. And only on the process of upbringing and the childās own persistence will depend in the future whether his talent will turn from potential to real.
Genius
A similar phenomenon is also associated with the level of human abilities. Nevertheless, it is quite rare in life. On the one hand, giftedness and genius are concepts that are closely related to each other. On the other hand, the last of them is a phenomenon that goes beyond the upper values āāof the mental norm. That is why people with such abilities are very rare in life.
Genius, despite being outside the normal range, is not at all a disease or pathology. Itās just that a personās abilities in this case significantly exceed that standard norm that is accepted in society. They allow geniuses to succeed in several areas at once. In addition, such people, as a rule, have an impact on the development of human society. And if a talented person differs from a capable person in the level of their capabilities in quantitative terms, then a genius person already has qualitative differences. After all, he has the highest level of human capabilities.
A genius can be called one who:
- has an unusual perception of the environment;
- thinks outside the box;
- has the highest degree of creativity, which manifests itself spontaneously, which allows new original ideas to be born naturally and simply;
- possesses intuitive thinking ahead of the rational.
For genius people, such traits as enthusiasm and interest are characteristic, which often turns into an obsession. They can succeed in any field, thanks not only to giftedness and talent, but also to determination, perseverance and hard work.