Abstract
Janusian thinking—the capacity to conceive and utilize two or more opposite or contradictory ideas, concepts, or images simultaneously—is discussed in relation to its role in the creative process in art, literature, architecture, music, science, and mathematics. I feel that understanding the psychological factors in creativity should be of importance in the theory and everyday practice of the art of psychotherapy.
Highlights
"Janusian thinking"\p=m-\thecapacity to conceive and utilize two or more opposite or contradictory ideas, concepts, or images simultaneously\p=m-\is discussed in relation to its role in the creative process in art, literature, architecture, music, science, and mathematics
I feel that understanding the psychological factors in creativity should be of importance in the theory and everyday practice of the art of psychotherapy
Both of these studies were based on long-standing assumptions : Galton tried to establish that genius was an inherited capacity and Lombroso tried to establish a link between genius and pathological disturbance
Summary
Kris E : Psychoanalytic Explorations in Art. New York, International. Administration of Test and Analysis of Results. Psychology Laboratory Report No.[8, 12]. MacKinnon DW: The study of creative persons, in Kagan J (ed) : Creativity and Learning.
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