{"product_id":"understanding-creativity-john-s-dacey-9780787940324","title":"Understanding Creativity: The Interplay of Biological, Psychological, and Social Factors","description":"This book combines the wonder and awe of human creativity with the complexity of its study. The authors advance the ?biopsychosocial' perspective as a model of the creative process. . . . This new perspective promises to further our understanding of the ?intricacies of the creative mind.' In the process of studying this book, readers may increase the probability of enhancing their own creativity.\u003cbr\u003e --Richard E. Ripple, professor, educational and developmental psychology, Cornell University\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In Understanding Creativity John S. Dacey and Kathleen H. Lennon offer a thorough examination of the three factors--biological, psychological, and social--that contribute to the creative process. This compelling book explores a breadth of topics on creativity including: how creative people operate as successful and imaginative problem solvers, the essential role self-control plays in realizing creative potential, and the most current discoveries about how the brain works on the neuronal and chemical levels. Most important, the book presents an innovative model that integrates the biological, psychological, and social elements and reflects the most significant advances in current creativity research. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Understanding Creativity beautifully reveals the intricacies of the creative process and advances an innovative new view that can help anyone interested in the creative process to not only better understand it?but to enhance it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Table of Contents\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part One: Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. The Many Components of Creativity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. A Brief History of the Concept of Creativity\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Two: Social Factors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Role of the Family\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Role of the Social Context\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Three: Psychological Factors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Ten Traits that Contribute to the Creative Personality\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. The Special Contribution of Self-Control\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. The Formation of Creative Personality Traits\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Creative Cognitive Processes\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Creative Problem Solving\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Four: Biological Factors\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. The Brain at the Cellular Level\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. The Hemispheres of the Brain\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Part Five: Integration\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. A New Biopsychosocial Explanation of Creativity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John S. Dacey, Kathleen H. Lennon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0787940321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780787940324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jossey-Bass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.26h x 6.29w x 0.98d","brand":"John S. Dacey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926049816831,"sku":"9780787940324","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_90ddfa08-e685-41c4-aadd-921e000de3e7.jpg?v=1681080906","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-creativity-john-s-dacey-9780787940324","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}