ITFT Creativity

Creativity

ITFT College, Chandigarh 14/26/2014

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Creativity is the bringing into being ofsomething which did not exist before, either asa product, a process or a thought.




Theories of Creativity




The Psychoanalytical Theory of Creativity

• Proponents of this theory include Freud, Jung, Kris,Rank, Adler, and Hammer

• According to this people become creative in reactionto difficult circumstances or repressed emotions.




The Mental Illness Theory of Creativity

• Mental disorders most frequently associated withincreased creativity are bipolar and manic-depressivesyndromes, where sufferers undergo extreme moodswings that perhaps contribute to enhanced creativeexpression.expression.




Eysenck’s Theory of Psychoticism

• Psychoticism: A personality dimension withcharacteristics of aggression, aloofness, antisocialbehavior and impulsive actions.

• These psychotic tendencies were the foundation forcreative personalities, and he developed a word-creative personalities, and he developed a word-association test to measure a person’s psychoticism




The Addiction Theory of Creativity

• Its major tenet isthat addiction, forexample, to drugsexample, to drugsand/or alcohol,contributes toand even causescreativity.




The Humanistic Theory of Creativity

• Theory is based mainly upon Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, atheory he developed, which maintains that humans have sixbasic needs that must be met in order for them to thrive andreach maximum potential.

• People’s lower needs, however, must be met in order for themto progress to the next highest level, and only upon reaching theto progress to the next highest level, and only upon reaching theuppermost level, self-actualization, where needs are related topurpose and identify, are they at last free enough andcomfortable enough to express themselves creatively.




Myths about creativity




A "prize" will motivate you




You'll work best under pressure




Two heads are better than one




Distractions are bad




Misconception about creativity




Some people are naturally creative; most are not




Money spurs creativity




Deadline pressure stimulates creativity




Fear compels innovative thinking




Competition is more effective than collaboration




The nine types of intelligence

• Naturalist Intelligence

• Musical Intelligence




• Logical-Mathematical Intelligence

• Existential Intelligence




• Interpersonal Intelligence

• Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence

• Linguistic Intelligence


• Linguistic Intelligence



• Intra-personal Intelligence

• Spatial Intelligence




Types of creativity




Left vs. Right Brain




QuestionsQ 1 What is Creativity? Explain the various theories of

creativity.Q 2 What are the misconceptions about creativity?Q 3 What are the nine types of intelligence?Q 4 Explain the characteristics of left brain and right

brain.brain.Q 5 What are the various types of creativity?




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