Description |
1 online resource (305 pages) |
Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Preface to "Chaos and Control"; Acknowledgements; About the Author; Introduction; Part I: Theories, Conditions, and Obstacles; Chapter One Chaos and control in the creative process; Chapter Two Talent and creativity; Chapter Three The role of the accident in the creative act; Chapter Four The psychodynamics of creative blocks; Chapter Five On not knowing: discerning the mental and emotional requirements of creative work; Chapter Six Why bother? From indifference to passion; Chapter Seven Is creativity dangerous? |
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Chapter Eight Art and madnessPart II: My Own Development; Chapter Nine Music: my first love; Chapter Ten How painting became a passion; Chapter Eleven Creativity: from the painting studio to the consulting room; Chapter Twelve The evolution of a painting; Chapter Thirteen Love and hate in the creative process; Chapter Fourteen Destructiveness and reparation: a retrospective; Chapter Fifteen From mistake to mistake: the creative process in four large paintings; Chapter Sixteen As in the flesh; References; Index |
Summary |
This book explores the role of chaos and control in the creative process as well as the difference between talent and creativity. Part One describes explores some of the common biases and pitfalls in the analysis and therapy of creative people, the role of the accidental in creative work, the nature of creative blocks, passion and its absence, as well as the problem of being able to exercise one's freedom. The author describes the special needs of creative patients, the common problems arising in therapy, its solutions, and, most importantly, the analyst's distinctive role when dealing with such patients. She also probes into the role of narcissism, neurosis, and psychosis on creative work |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Creative ability -- Psychological aspects
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Creative thinking -- Psychological aspects
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Cognitive Psychology.
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SCIENCE -- Cognitive Science.
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Creative ability -- Psychological aspects
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780429841064 |
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042984106X |
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9780429452895 |
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0429452896 |
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