This article is about the importance of the idiographic approach in the study of the creative- productive individuals. An analysis of Howard Gardner's Creative Minds is carried out, focusing on the seven kinds of intelligence. The life of Sigmund Freud is analyzed as an example of a creative personality with creative achievements, regarding the intrapersonal intelligence. Finally, there is an analysis of the common characteristics among the creative-productive individuals and the determinant factors of their creative exceptional achievements.

In this article the author presents his point of view about adolescence as an important period in the developmcnt of the individual. He includes general conccpts, an heuristic model and characteristícs that are typical in an adolescents.

This arride presenrs a reflecrion abour the interactive relacion berween herediry and environmenr in the development of giftedness from the developmenral psychology poinr of view. First, there is a reflection about human development, to then formulare an inreractive model of gíftedness. Finally the social-emorional needs of the gifred are presenred as well as the possible difficulties that these may cause.

Los niños talentosos que llaman la atención por su precocidad están constantemente expuestos al público. Los especialistas tienden a réaccionar de manera ambivalente hacia ellos, apreciando sus cualidades, aunque dudando de su derecho a una educación especial. Desde inicios de los años 80 la discusión sobre el niño talentoso se ha vuelto cada vez más interesante. Los padres exigen ser orientados en la crianza y educación de su hijo talentoso, mientras que los profesores solicitan cada vez más cursos de capacitación sobre estos niños. La Maestría de Psicología tiene el agrado de presentar este libro como su primera producción realizada en colaboración con el "Centro para el estudio del talentoso" de la Universidad Católica de Nimega, Holanda. "Nuestros niños son talentosos" despeja las dudas acerca de la educación de los niños talentosos y provee alternativas para ay...

In this article the author presents his point of view about adolescence as an important period in the developmcnt of the individual. He includes general conccpts, an heuristic model and characteristícs that are typical in an adolescents.

This arride presenrs a reflecrion abour the interactive relacion berween herediry and environmenr in the development of giftedness from the developmenral psychology poinr of view. First, there is a reflection about human development, to then formulare an inreractive model of gíftedness. Finally the social-emorional needs of the gifred are presenred as well as the possible difficulties that these may cause.

This article is about the importance of the idiographic approach in the study of the creative- productive individuals. An analysis of Howard Gardner's Creative Minds is carried out, focusing on the seven kinds of intelligence. The life of Sigmund Freud is analyzed as an example of a creative personality with creative achievements, regarding the intrapersonal intelligence. Finally, there is an analysis of the common characteristics among the creative-productive individuals and the determinant factors of their creative exceptional achievements.