Gifted Adolescents and Suicide.

DEFINITION OF ADOLESCENCE child (cited in Farber, 1977). According to Erikson, the negative part of the Adolescence can be identified roughly conflicts in each stage builds on the as that period of a person's life from previous stage, finally and irreparably the onset of puberty to adulthood to damage the sense of competence (Ambron & Salkind, 1984); therefore, until the individual feels "at least I'm the chronological age range is from competent to do this" (cited in Farber, approximately the early teens to the 1977). The final act of suicide is basi early twenties. In most situations, by cally a resolution. Wilfred Sheed wrote this time in an individual's life, he or in The Good Word, "Suicide is about life, she has already been identified as a being in fact the sincerest form of crit gifted person. icism life gets" (cited in Stillion, 1985,