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LeBoutillier, Nicholas; Barry, Richard; Westley, David – Creativity Research Journal, 2014
There are many anecdotal reports of a link between psychopathology and creativity. The strongest links have been purported between creativity psychosis, schizotypy, and personality. The aim of this study was to investigate the link between schizotypy and imagery-based measures of creativity; Barron's (1988) Symbolic Equivalence Test and Finke's…
Descriptors: Imagery, Creativity, Correlation, Predictive Measurement
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Ottemiller, Dylan D.; Elliott, Colette Seter; Giovannetti, Tania – Creativity Research Journal, 2014
This study examined relations between creative thinking and performance on routine, everyday tasks. Results were considered in light of past research on the putative relation between creativity and schizophrenia/psychotic thinking. Thirty healthy undergraduates completed the Alternative Uses Task, a measure of divergent thinking, and the 2 × 3…
Descriptors: Creativity, Daily Living Skills, Creative Thinking, Schizophrenia
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Esman, Aaron H. – American Journal of Art Therapy, 1988
The relationship between art and mental illness is examined in the untrained "outsider artist," one whose style, though highly idiosyncratic, conforms to certain formal criteria and is usually initiated at a time of intense psychic crisis. Photographs and discussions of the paintings and sculptures of psychotic artists are presented. (JW)
Descriptors: Adults, Art Expression, Creativity, Emotional Disturbances
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology