Author : William A. Therivel
Publisher : Kirk House Publishers
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 10,94 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Psychology
ISBN :
William A. Therivel presents a new theory of personality and creativity at both the individual and societal levels.
Author : William A. Therivel
Publisher :
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 41,18 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781886513532
In Volume IV, the author continues his discussion of his theory of the development of personality and creativity, applying his theory to other interesting subjects. In saying something new, valid, and important about each, he expands his theory. Many of his connections are positive comparisons, while others are contrasting. Further research led the author to expand on themes initially presented in Volume I. The author uses 16 pages of photos to illustrate his points.
Author : William A. Therivel
Publisher :
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 21,16 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Nature and nurture
ISBN : 9781933794082
The Author writes, "I see myself as a scientist who has discovered some very important factors in the development of individuals and civilizations; and my theory is an explanation of both what makes people highly creative and what makes societies grow, prosper, and decline." The author encapsulates his theory with the acronym GAM/DP. GAM -- Individual: Three factors contribute to the development of personality and creativity of the individual. Good genetic endowment (G) e.g., intelligence, temperaments, specific talents, and by valid assistances (A) e.g., from parents, schools, books when combined with major misfortunes (M) of youth e.g., early parental death, physical infirmity, stimulates a personality which conflicts with society, providing in that tension material for creativity. DP -- Society: A society is creative where it develops within long periods when power is fought or grudgingly shared. Such division of power (DP) e.g. between emperor and pope, between state and church; between two or more major ideologies, fosters critical thinking. People begin to mistrust the power holder. They have the courage to speak their mind, to be creative on matters that are not those wanted by the power holder. This important, revolutionary theory combines for the first time these two aspects of personality and creativity ¿ those particular to a given number of a social group (GAM), as well as those unique to that society (DP). In this volume VI, Therivel has researched extensively on Tagore¿s High GxAxMXDP, the high creativity of Rabbinic Judaism and its Talmud, and Nine Eminent Women. This theory applies equally to Eastern and Western creators, Eastern and Western civilization, and women.
Author : J. Taylor
Publisher : Springer
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 2014-10-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1137325933
It is not always possible to interview or meet people face-to-face before significant negotiations or decisions have to be made. They may be business competitors or candidates for an important leadership role. Revealed is a book for those who need to assess others and make decisions about people, without being able to meet and interview them
Author : David B. Goldstein
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 19,94 MB
Release : 2013-07-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1582703655
Helps each reader unleash his or her innate creative skills based on a unique personality type and succeed in every endeavor. Original. 20,000 first printing.
Author : Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0061844039
“Although the benefits of this study to scholars are obvious, this thought-provoking mixture of scholarly and colloquial will enlighten inquisitive general readers, too.” — Library Journal (starred review) The classic study of the creative process from the bestselling author of Flow. Creativity is about capturing those moments that make life worth living. Legendary psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (“The leading researcher into ‘flow states.’” — Newsweek) reveals what leads to these moments—be it the excitement of the artist at the easel or the scientist in the lab—so that this knowledge can be used to enrich people's lives. Drawing on nearly one hundred interviews with exceptional people, from biologists and physicists, to politicians and business leaders, to poets and artists, as well as his thirty years of research on the subject, Csikszentmihalyi uses his famous flow theory to explore the creative process. He discusses such ideas as why creative individuals are often seen as selfish and arrogant, and why the "tortured genius" is largely a myth. Most important, he explains why creativity needs to be cultivated and is necessary for the future of our country, if not the world.
Author : Jacob W. Getzels
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 34,16 MB
Release : 2011-03-10
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781438288321
Creativity is one of the most highly valued of human qualities. It is also one of the most elusive to systematic inquiry. Questions without end have been asked and re-asked. What is the nature of the creative process? Can creative potential be identified before creative achievement? What is the effect of family environment on creative development? What is the relationship between creativity and personality? Between creativity and intelligence? We ourselves begin with the last question, hoping that in the course of seeking an answer we shall throw light on the other issues. The concept of intelligence and the consequent intelligence measure have been used to define individual differences in cognition as if the concept and the measure encompassed the totality of the human mind and imagination. In school, and more recently in other areas requiring intellectual accomplishment, the IQ (or some cognate of it) has become the critical metric on which individuals are evaluated and sorted, given preferment or denied it. Individual differences in potential for productive thinking have been made synonymous with individual differences in performance on one or another of the numerous intelligence tests. We began our studies with few preconceptions and few presuppositions. We did not begin (as is our more usual preference) with an explicitly stated theoretical framework and a set of formal hypotheses. Instead, we permitted the behavior of the children and our own interests, whatever their conceptual foundation, to lead us from problem to problem and from question to question. That this procedure enabled us sometimes to come upon fascinating new vistas in the behavior of children seemed worth the cost of being often lost in phenomena without relevant explicit concepts to guide our observations.
Author : Scott Barry Kaufman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 25,74 MB
Release : 2009-06-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 0521881641
The Psychology of Creative Writing takes a scholarly, psychological look at multiple aspects of creative writing, including the creative writer as a person, the text itself, the creative process, the writer's development, the link between creative writing and mental illness, the personality traits of comedy and screen writers, and how to teach creative writing. This book will appeal to psychologists interested in creativity, writers who want to understand more about the magic behind their talents, and educated laypeople who enjoy reading, writing, or both. From scholars to bloggers to artists, The Psychology of Creative Writing has something for everyone.
Author : Ruth Richards
Publisher : American Psychological Association (APA)
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 10,63 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Psychology
ISBN :
In this provocative collection of essays, an interdisciplinary group of eminent thinkers and writers offer their thoughts on how embracing creativity - tapping into the originality of everyday life - can lead to improved physical and mental health, to new ways of thinking, of experiencing the world and ourselves. They show how creativity can refine our views of human nature at an individual and societal level and, ultimately, change our paradigms for survival - and for flourishing - in a world fraught with urgent challenges.
Author : Robert W. Weisberg
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 553 pages
File Size : 26,36 MB
Release : 2016-05-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1119239346
How cognitive psychology explains human creativity Conventional wisdom holds that creativity is a mysterious quality present in a select few individuals. The rest of us, the common view goes, can only stand in awe of great creative achievements: we could never paint Guernica or devise the structure of the DNA molecule because we lack access to the rarified thoughts and inspirations that bless geniuses like Picasso or Watson and Crick. Presented with this view, today's cognitive psychologists largely differ finding instead that "ordinary" people employ the same creative thought processes as the greats. Though used and developed differently by different people, creativity can and should be studied as a positive psychological feature shared by all humans. Creativity: Understanding Innovation in Problem Solving, Science, Invention, and the Arts presents the major psychological theories of creativity and illustrates important concepts with vibrant and detailed case studies that exemplify how to study creative acts with scientific rigor. Creativity includes: * Two in-depth case studies--Watson and Crick's modeling of the DNA structure and Picasso's painting of Guernica-- serve as examples throughout the text * Methods used by psychologists to study the multiple facets of creativity * The "ordinary thinking" or cognitive view of creativity and its challengers * How problem-solving and experience relate to creative thinking * Genius and madness and the relationship between creativity and psychopathology * The possible role of the unconscious in creativity * Psychometrics--testing for creativity and how personality factors affect creativity * Confluence theories that use cognitive, personality, environmental, and other components to describe creativity Clearly and engagingly written by noted creativity expert Robert Weisberg, Creativity: Understanding Innovation in Problem Solving, Science, Invention, and the Arts takes both students and lay readers on an in-depth journey through contemporary cognitive psychology, showing how the discipline understands one of the most fundamental and fascinating human abilities. "This book will be a hit. It fills a large gap in the literature. It is a well-written, scholarly, balanced, and engaging book that will be enjoyed by students and faculty alike." --David Goldstein, University of Toronto
