Word: psychologistic
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...residency] meant there was a lot of demystifying of 'Cliffies as a group," says Barry M. Wright '71, now a psychologist in Grand Ledge, Michigan. "Before, they were seen as very rich, very bright and not very attractive. In reality, it was much complex than that...
...spent eight months for attempted suicide following his brother's tragic death in a boating accident. Confronted by worried parents and the prospect of assimilating back into school, Conrad realizes that it will not be easy to regain a normal life. Dr. Berger (Brett Conner), Conrad's psychologist, helps him deal with the tough times he encounters...
...become miniature adults. "There is a desire to have children grow up quicker and quicker," says Fassler. "This manifests itself in many ways: how quickly can we teach them to read, toilet train them; how early can we get them into the most exclusive preschool?" Jack Wetter, a clinical psychologist in West Los Angeles, says he observed a goldilocked four-year-old in preschool. "I asked her what she was doing, and she replied, 'Can't talk now. Working on Workbook 2. Going to Workbook...
Experts make an important distinction between talented kids and true prodigies: a prodigy instinctively knows his rare gifts and is almost impossible to control or sway. "The power and force of what that child wants to do is coming from within," says David Henry Feldman, a developmental psychologist who is head of the Eliot-Pearson Child Development Department at Tufts University. "You'd almost have to kill that child to keep him or her from doing what he or she wants." Rita May, who brought up her family in Chapel Hill, found herself in that position when her son David...
...feel torn between giving a child every opportunity and sometimes just saying no. When it comes to potentially dangerous activities, however, the limits should be obvious. "Seven-year-olds don't have the kind of judgment to process complex information and skills all at once," says New York psychologist Karen Zager. "Think of your typical young child. When he's watching TV, alarms could go off, and he wouldn't notice." Suggests Fassler: "If you've got a young child who is fascinated by flying, you don't have to let her learn to fly. You could...