Genius is talent, giftedness or insanity?

The problem of genius to this day is one of the unsolved mysteries.

What is genius?

Genius is the highest level of the abilities of the individual and her creative manifestations. A person gifted with genius is very important for the development of society, because he can create a new era or make important discoveries.

It is important to note that there is no specific set of properties that a genius should possess. A person can be genius in one area and completely stupid in another.

According to Coleridge, genius is the ability to grow. The question remains whether genius is the superpower of the mind or is a feature of the physical brain.

A real genius is distinguished by the fact that he never copies anyone, all his thoughts are unique and original. However, this is possible only if we have before us really a genius, and not a man with deviations.

Genius is quite a rare phenomenon. According to the calculations of Lafater, one genius accounts for one million people. However, psychologists consider genius to be only a kind of insanity.

What exceptional abilities are gifted people of genius?

It is important to note that the abilities with which geniuses are endowed are peculiar and insane. These are such abilities as increased sensitivity, unconscious creativity, quick mood change from euphoria to apathy, strong absent-mindedness, great vanity, alcohol abuse, suicidal tendencies.

Genius and insanity - are they equivalent concepts?

Do not forget that among the geniuses there have always been and are crazy. Also, many crazy people displayed brilliant abilities. But do not make hasty conclusions that all geniuses are insane. After all, such brilliant personalities as Columbus, Galileo, Michelangelo, Napoleon, showed no signs of insanity.

The crazy lack of such qualities as perseverance, concentration of attention, hardness of character, diligence, accuracy, memory. However, these qualities are inherent in all gifted geniuses.

In addition, insanity manifests itself usually after 35 years, and genius in man is noticed since childhood. Madness is usually inherited and with each generation increases, and genius dies along with its carrier. If geniuses are usually men, insanity is equally common in both women and men.

Talent and genius. Are these two concepts equivalent?

Talent and genius are qualities of a person who can simultaneously meet in one person. However, this is a very rare phenomenon.

Talent is usually called the outstanding ability of a person, a high degree of his giftedness in a particular area.

And genius is the highest stage of the development of talent. It involves the creation of new inventions, creations, discoveries. Genius is the absolute opposite of imitation, it is always something new and great.

Scientists claim that each person has a huge number of opportunities and abilities, but not all use them, and if used, it is usually 1% of all opportunities given from above.

Geniuses have always recognized those people who are endowed with superhuman abilities and inclinations. And such a concept as "talented children", presupposes only potential opportunities for personal development. Lombroso wrote that genius differs from talent in that it always appears unconsciously and unexpectedly enough. Talent works rationally, according to a thoughtful plan of action. Geniuses usually refer to creative people, and talented people to intellectuals.

Be that as it may, according to Rubinshtein, all the specific abilities of man are in fact different manifestations of his general ability to work and study. Talent and genius are two unequal concepts, although they largely overlap.

The ratio of the concepts of "giftedness", "talent", "genius"

Long enough "giftedness" was considered a synonym for the word "ability". However, domestic psychologists believe that giftedness is a certain number of abilities that ensure the success of any particular activity.

What features are endowed with gifted individuals?

These are:

• Non-standard perception;
• Bright imagination along with attention to detail;
• Unconscious mind, intuition, ingenuity;
• Divergent thinking ;
• imagination;
• Courage and courage.

Some researchers consider giftedness only as a natural basis of abilities along with creativity. They identify this concept with the term "talent". Others view talent as a high stage of development of special abilities.

Teplov believes that talent is always multifaceted, that's why many poets and writers painted well, and sometimes they wrote music.

And genius is a high stage of development of giftedness, which manifests itself in the final result, which carries cultural, social, scientific and historical value. Genius breaks all norms and orders and thus opens a new era in the sphere of its activity.

Summary, Conclusions

In order for giftedness (talent, genius) to be able to find expression and begin to develop, the individual needs to have high efficiency, motivation, dedication, knowledge and skills in a specific field of activity. Given these factors, scientists are trying to distinguish between these three concepts. Abilities, genius, talent is in every person, they just need to be discovered and developed.