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CREATIVITY, GENIUS
And Their Place within a Positive
Psychology
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Outline
Definitions of the Two Phenomena
Manifestations of the Phenomena
Individual
Sociocultural
Their Placement within Movement
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Definitions of Phenomena
Creativity: Two
Requirements
Originality Adaptiveness
Genius: Three
Conceptions
Distinctiveness Impact
Intellect
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Individual Level
Measurement Strategies
Productivity
Eminence
Intelligence
Cognitive Style
Personality
Biography
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Productivity
Concept: Output
Illustrations
Quetelet Lehman
Dennis
Evaluation
Pros
Cons
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Eminence
Concept: Reputation
Illustrations
Galton J. M. Cattell
Evaluation
Pros
Cons
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Intelligence
Concept: IQ
Illustrations
Binet Terman
Evaluation
Pros
Cons
Sternberg
Gardner
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CognitiveStyle
Concept: Imagination
Illustrations
Guilford Mednick
Evaluation
Pros
Cons
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Personality
Concept: Disposition
Illustrations
Cox Roe
R. B. Cattell
Eysenck
Evaluation
Pros
Cons
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Biography
Concept: Origins
Illustrations
Galton Ellis
J. M. Cattell
Evaluation
Pros
Cons
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Central Issues
Individual Differences
Cross-Sectional Distribution
Cross-Sectional Continuity
Longitudinal Changes
Developmental Antecedents
Career Trajectories
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Central Issues (Continued)
Nature versus Nurture
Talent Development
Expertise Acquisition
Mad-Genius Controversy
Theoretical Traditions
Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
Gestalt and Humanistic Schools
Empirical Integration
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Sociocultural Level
Two Types of Analytical Strategies
Cross-Cultural Analyses
Concept: Ortgeist
Illustrations
Alphonse de Candolle
Human Area Relations Files
Evaluation
Pros
Cons
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Sociocultural Level
Transhistorical Analyses
Concept: Zeitgeist
Illustrations
Pitirim Sorokin: Social and Cultural Dynamics
Alfred Kroeber: Configurations of Culture Growth
Derek Price:Big Science, Little Science David McClelland: The Achieving Society
Evaluation
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Their Placement with Movement
Importance and Relevance
Yet Peripheral Status
Some Possible Explanations
Potential Solutions
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Importance and Relevance
Creativity as
A Symptom of Human Health
A Symptom of Cultural Vitality
Genius as
The Peak of Human Performance
The Acme of Golden Ages
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Yet Peripheral Status
Topic seldom listed among the core areas of
research in the field
Issue seldom represented in conferences onpositive psychology
Research seldom if ever honored with
relevant awards or recognition
Topic attracts relatively few investigators
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Some Possible Explanations
Divine Origins
Creativity
Genius
Mad (Creative) Genius
Craft Traditions
Guilds and Apprentices
Acquired Expertise
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Potential Solutions
Demystify the psychological andsociological processes underlying the two
phenomena Stress continuity between creative genius
and everyday forms of creativity, includingin both children and older adults
Link creativity and genius with moremainstream issues in positive psychology
