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The article explains workplace problems using examples and discusses signals that allow occupational health physicians and insurance doctors to recognize giftedness. It proposes that adjusting job requirements or working conditions can restore motivation, making medical or psychotherapeutic treatment unnecessary. 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Their high intelligence can cause them to dysfunction when adapting to the work situation, sometimes leading to absenteeism and disability. Hardly any scientific research on this topic has been performed.  \nThis article describes some characteristics of gifted people. The problems at work are explained using examples from the work floor. Based on certain characteristics and signals, occupational health physicians and insurance doctors are able to recognize giftedness and to bring the subject out into the open. The solution can lie in a change in the job requirements or working conditions; medical or psychotherapeutic treatment is then rendered unnecessary. When their motivation is restored, people with very high intelligence are capable of highquality work and of solving complex problems. Thus, a gifted employee who is not functioning as required becomes a valued worker providing a unique contribution at work.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nIt is increasingly being realized that gifted individuals have the capacity to help solve complex problems 1. Many are functioning at a high level. But just like a number of gifted schoolchildren, some gifted employees do not function adequately and are unhappy as a result2. Some become ill and even permanently occupationally disabled. What are the characteristics of the problems of the gifted at work. And what can occupational health physicians and insurance doctors do with this information?  \nTo illustrate our point, we present two case studies.  \nCASE STUDY 1  \nAlice Wismeijer is a 38-year-old woman. She works as a researcher for a government service and has gained many qualifications through self-study in the evenings. She functions well in her work. However, a colleague has been bullying her for years. She tries to ignore this and hardly ever reports sick for work. One day, it all becomes too much for her. The occupational health physician diagnoses a burn-out. She becomes long-term sick. She goes in search of therapy, in the course of which much suffering during her youth is revealed. After a year, an occupational disability examination assesses that she is able to do work of a simple nature for 20 hours a week. Alice has the impression that she is very intelligent and knows that she will not be able to perform simple work for a lengthy period of time. However, she does not dare to voice her belief about this. During the surgery hours of the occupational health physician she bursts into terrible bouts of crying and the occupational health physician doesn’t knowhow to help her. The reintegration process fails.  \nCASE STUDY 2  \nJoost Bakker is a 42-year-old automation expert. He suffers from neck problems, as a result of which he regularly stays off work. The occupational health physician has a lengthy interview  \nwith him. Joost is rather anxious and very preoccupied with his health. Additionally, he appears to be quite lonely, has little contact with his colleagues. He functions adequately, his manager is happy with him. The occupational health physician suggests that Joost be examined by a psychologist specialized in work-related problems at the working conditions service. After completing a detailed anamnesis, the psychologist performs a number of tests. The results show that Joost scores very high in analytical thinking, amongst other areas. Joost tells the psychologist that he had been tested at high school but that his parents had refused to tell him the results of the tests. The tests and interview do not reveal any severe problems. The psychologist advises Joost to re","cbCail2hIMu2Yjao","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCail2hIMu2Yjao","pdf",113236,"English","# Summary\n# Introduction\n# Case Study 1\n# Case Study 2\n# Definition of Giftedness\n# Characteristics of the Gifted","[{\"question\":\"Why can gifted adults have difficulty functioning at work?\",\"answer\":\"Their high intelligence can lead to dysfunction when adapting to the work situation, sometimes causing unhappiness, absenteeism, and occupational disability.\"},{\"question\":\"How do occupational health physicians and insurance doctors recognize giftedness?\",\"answer\":\"By observing certain characteristics and signals and bringing the subject out into the open, based on workplace examples and guidance through assessment.\"},{\"question\":\"What is suggested as a solution when a gifted employee is not functioning as required?\",\"answer\":\"Changing job requirements or working conditions to restore motivation, which may make medical or psychotherapeutic treatment unnecessary.\"}]","Gifted Adults in Work - Article | PDF",1791055417,18]