| Foreword | p. xi |
| Kazimierz Dabrowski, Overexcitability, Giftedness, and Developmental Potential | p. 1 |
| Embracing Intensity: Overexcitability, Sensitivity, and the Developmental Potential of the Gifted | p. 3 |
| Dabrowski's Levels and the Process of Development | p. 19 |
| Understanding Intensity: Practical Applications for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors | p. 31 |
| Nurturing the Sensitivity, Intensity, and Developmental Potential of Young Gifted Children | p. 33 |
| Inner Awakening, Outward Journey: The Intense Gifted Child in Adolescence | p. 57 |
| The Emperor Has No Clothes: Exquisite Perception, Stress, and the Gifted Child | p. 73 |
| Dabrowski's Theory: Possibilities and Implications of Misdiagnosis, Missed Diagnosis, and Dual Diagnosis in Gifted Individuals | p. 83 |
| Integrating the Intense Experience: Counseling and Clinical Applications | p. 105 |
| Overexcitability, Giftedness, and Family Dynamics | p. 127 |
| Petunias, Perfectionism, and Level of Development | p. 145 |
| Still Gifted After All These Years-Lifespan Intensity and Gifted Adults | p. 165 |
| Advantages and Challenges of Lifespan Intensity | p. 167 |
| Annemarie Roeper: Nearly a Century with Giftedness | p. 185 |
| Living One's Spirit Song: Transcendent Experiences in Counseling Gifted Adults | p. 203 |
| What We May Be: What Dabrowski's Work Can Do for Gifted Adults | p. 225 |
| Current Research and Future Directions | p. 237 |
| Building Firm Foundations: Research and Assessments | p. 239 |
| Under Construction: Continued Applications of Dabrowski's Theory of Positive Disintegration with the Gifted | p. 261 |
| Overexcitability Questionnaire - Short Form (OEQ Short Form) | p. 267 |
| Overexcitability Questionnaire - Revised (OEQ-REV) | p. 269 |
| References | p. 271 |
| Author Index | p. 287 |
| Topic Index | p. 291 |
| About the Authors | p. 299 |
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