Genius : Natural History of Creativity

Zusammenfassung Genius and creativity have long been related to psychopathology. In this book! Professor Eysenck examines the nature of genius! and suggests what role factors such as intelligence! social status and gender play in its expression. The book will be required reading for psychologists! psychiatrists! philosophers and sociologists. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The nature of genius; 2. Genius and intelligence; 3. Creativity: measurement and personality correlates; 4. Intuition and the unconscious; 5. Conditions for excellence; 6. The nature of psychopathology: psychotism; 7. The roots of creativity; 8. From DNA to creativity and genius; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: H. J. Eysenck, Hans Eysenck, Hans J. Eysenck
• Assisted by: Michael Gelder (Editor), Jeffrey Gray (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.05.1995
• EAN: 9780521485081
• ISBN: 978-0-521-48508-1
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 230 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Problems in the Behavioural Sc; Print on Demand; Problems in the Behavioural Sc
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works