Creativity and Mental Illness (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Kaufman, James C.

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Produktbeschreibung

Are creative people more likely to be mentally ill? This basic question has been debated for thousands of years, with the 'mad genius' concept advanced by such luminaries as Aristotle. There are many studies that argue the answer is 'yes', and several prominent scholars who argue strongly for a connection. There are also those who argue equally strongly that the core studies and scholarship underlying the mad genius myth are fundamentally flawed. This book re-examines the common view that a high level of individual creativity often correlates with a heightened risk of mental illness. It reverses conventional wisdom that links creativity with mental illness, arguing that the two traits are not associated. With contributions from some of the most exciting voices in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, physics, psychiatry, and management, this is a dynamic and cutting-edge volume that will inspire new ideas and studies on this fascinating topic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139989763
• Artikelnr.: 41220236

Inhaltsangabe

Preface James C. Kaufman; Part I. Creativity and Mental Illness: The State
of the Field: 1. A socio-historical overview of the creativity-pathology
connection from antiquity to contemporary times George Becker; 2. The mad
(creative) genius: what do we know after a century of historiometric
research Dean Keith Simonton; 3. Reviewing recent empirical findings on
creativity and mental illness Melanie L. Beaussart, Arielle E. White, Adam
Pullaro and James C. Kaufman; 4. Building connections on sand: the
cautionary chapter Judith Schlesinger; Part II. Cognitive and
Neuroscientific Perspectives on Creativity and Mental Illness: 5.
Neurocognitive mechanisms underlying creative thinking: indications from
studies of mental illness Anna Abraham; 6. The evolutionary genetics of the
creativity-psychosis connection Aaron Kozbelt, Scott Barry Kaufman, Deborah
J. Walder, Luz Ospina and Joseph Kim; 7. Non-linearity in creativity and
mental illness: the mixed blessings of chaos, catastrophe and noise in
brain and behavior James E. Swain and John D. Swain; 8. Artists'
vulnerability to psychopathology: an integrative cognitive perspective Mark
Papworth; Part III. Creativity and the Spectrum of Mental Illness: 9.
Creativity and the spectrum of affective and schizophrenic psychoses Neus
Barrantes-Vidal; 10. When good is bad and bad is good: mood, bipolarity,
and creativity Geir Kaufmann and Astrid Kaufmann; 11.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and creativity: ever the
twain shall meet? Dione Healey; Part IV. Creativity and Mental Illness:
Possible Commonalities: 12. The shared vulnerability model of creativity
and psychopathology Shelley Carson; 13. On the fragility of the artist:
art's precarious triad Maja Djikic and Keith Oatley; 14. Creativity as
'compensatory advantage': bipolar and schizophrenic liability, the
inverted-u hypothesis, and practical implications Dennis K. Kinney and Ruth
Richards; Part V. Creativity and Mental Health: 15. Bringing the whole
universe to order: creativity, healing, and post-traumatic growth Marie J.
C. Forgeard, Anne C. Mecklenburg, Justin J. Lacasse and Eranda
Jayawickreme; 16. Inspiration and the creative process Todd M. Thrash, Emil
Moldovan, Amanda K. Fuller and John T. Dombrowski; 17. King Solomon and
psychoneuroimmunology: creativity and life coping Michael J. Lowis; Part
VI. Creativity and Mental Illness: What Now?: 18. Ruminating about mental
illness and creativity Emily C. Nusbaum, Roger E. Beaty and Paul J. Silvia;
19. Creativity and mental illness: reasons to care and beware James C.
Kaufman.