This autobiographical case study, conducted by Rodrigues (2024), explores the experience of an individual with deep giftedness (3DP/4DP) when dealing with insecurity in presentations, revealing coping strategies and deepening the understanding of the underlying brain mechanisms. The research highlights the role of the amygdala, prefrontal cortex and perfectionism in the response to social stress, elucidating how these factors can amplify insecurity in individuals with high abilities.
The study reveals that the belief that “nothing and no one could kill me”, developed in childhood, served as a mantra for the author to face fear in situations of public exposure. The author’s trajectory, marked by a transition from introversion to extroversion, demonstrates the importance of developing personalized coping strategies to deal with insecurity. The author reports the use of techniques such as the choice of friendly faces in the audience, confidence in one’s own knowledge and the visualization of one’s duty as pillars to overcome insecurity.
The research also investigates how childhood experiences, such as social isolation and a lack of intellectual challenges, can influence the response to social stress in adulthood. The search for validation, intrinsic to perfectionism, boosted the transition of the author to extroversion, but also fueled insecurity. However, confidence in the ability to improvise and answer questions, even without meticulous preparation, provided the author with security.
In short, the study offers a unique perspective on the complexity of insecurity in individuals with profound giftedness, highlighting the importance of developing personalized coping strategies and understanding the underlying neuroscientific mechanisms. The research contributes to the field of neuroscience by exploring the interaction between biological, psychological and social factors in the experience of insecurity in lectures, paving the way for future interventions and research in this area.
Refereencia:
RODRIGUES, F. A. A. Giftedness, insecurity in lectures and neuroscience: an autobiographical case study. Latin Science Multidisciplinary Scientific Journal, v. 8, 3, pp. 6391-6410, 2024.
