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Aging

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Author

  • Ingegerd Carlsson
  • Gudmund Smith

Editor

  • Mark A. Runco
  • Steven R. Pritzker

Summary, in English

Recent research on creativity and aging is described and discussed from different angles, foremost in the psychodynamic and neuropsychological domains. The overall picture is that of a shift from an earlier static or declination model to a more optimistic view of the future role for creativity in the elderly.

Publishing year

2011

Language

English

Pages

29-32

Publication/Series

Encyclopedia of Creativity (2nd Ed)

Volume

1

Document type

Book chapter

Publisher

Academic Press

Topic

  • Psychology

Keywords

  • Brain development
  • brain disinhibition
  • flexible defenses
  • hemisphericity
  • midlife re-evaluation
  • sensitivity
  • system’s perspective

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-0-12-375039-6