The textbook "Psychology of giftedness" contains the basics of psychological knowledge on topical problems of psychology of giftedness . It examines in detail the issues of giftedness, mechanisms, technologies and conditions for the training and development of gifted children and adolescents, types and types of giftedness, ontogenesis and crises of giftedness, technologies for overcoming critical situations. The problems of personal and emotional development, the formation of the value-semantic sphere of students with signs of giftedness . The book includes control questions, test tasks, literature. The textbook is intended for teachers and undergraduate and graduate students studying in the areas of training: "Psychology", "Psychological and pedagogical education", as well as "Pedagogy", "Social work" . The textbook can be useful to all who work with various categories of gifted children, parents, methodologists, teachers of the system of additional education, a wide range of readers interested in the problems of modern scientific psychology in the field of giftedness and creativity. Keywords: giftedness, creativity, child, personality, meaning, educational environment, development, family, crisis.