Generalized Anxiety Disorder: an analysis in the context of high skills/giftedness

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to analyze the socio-emotional characteristics of children with the profile of High Abilities / Giftedness (HA / G), with an emphasis on Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). For this purpose, a qualitative research was carried out, using the structured questionnaire methodological tool, applied online, and addressing emotional aspects, age, exceptionality, psychosomatic manifestations and typical characteristics of HA / G. The subjects participating in the research were thirty-seven parents and guardians of children and adolescents with the profile of HA / G who are participants in the Extension Project Enrichment of Learning for the Development of Skills (HEAD) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais ( PUC Minas Gerais) in the year 2020. In addition, a literature review was carried out on the subject areas in order to establish a relationship between the GAD and as   HA /  G and, thus, conduct a discussion integrating the existing literature to the answers of the parents that  were  formulated  by the questionnaire.  The researchers' intention was to produce more academic content with the HA/G object in Portuguese, since the current literature on this subject is too scarce, mainly dealing with the analysis of socio-emotional aspects.