Socio-Psychological Maladjustment of Gifted Children as a Factor of Deviant Behavior

Abstract

It is identified internal and external, objective and subjective determinants of actualization and realization of the phenomenon of gifted students. As a basic characteristic of talent is defined creative activity of man as a manifestation of the creative nature of the mind and its development according to the educational environment. The causes and characteristics of social and psychological maladjustment of children and adolescents are revealed. Two groups of maladjustment factors: internal (individual-typological) and external (social and psychological) are determined. The impact of these factors causes an increase of the level of trait anxiety, changes of self-concept that gives rise to disharmony and social exclusion. Social - psychological problems of gifted children are manifested in the forms of maladaptive behavior (antisocial, aggressive, etc.). It is proved that for reasons of non-compliance of conditions and requirements of the educational process, social environment psychophysiological possibilities and needs of gifted children; they fall into the category of deviant risk.