Creativity and Anxiety: Making, Meaning, Experience

This book explores the relationship between anxiety and creativity, drawing on psychoanalysis, neuroscience, existential psychology, mindfulness, literary studies, and philosophy to argue for the importance of establishing a diverse and inclusive cultural space that everyone can draw from and contribute to.

Format: Hardback
Length: 89 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG

Anxiety, undeniably, stands as the paramount psychological affliction of our era, while creativity is regarded as an almost invincible virtue, its significance extolled and propagated across numerous disciplines and domains. A multitude of diverse thinkers and scholars have endeavored to unravel the intricate interplay between anxiety and creativity, and this concise volume endeavors to explore and interlink some of their ideas and discoveries. By drawing upon psychoanalysis, neuroscience, existential psychology, mindfulness, literary studies, and philosophy, this book fosters a dialogue among diverse disciplines. It delves into the potential interplay between creativity and anxiety, advocating for the establishment of a multifaceted and inclusive cultural realm that enables individuals from all walks of life to derive inspiration and contribute their unique perspectives.

Weight: 275g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031213540
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023