The Creative Mystique
Author | : Susan Kavaler-Adler |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2013-11-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317795674 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317795679 |
Rating | : 4/5 (679 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Creative Mystique by : Susan Kavaler-Adler
Download or read book The Creative Mystique written by Susan Kavaler-Adler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-12 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the life stories of women such as Camille Claudel, Virginia Woolf, Katherine Mansfield, Anne Sexton, Suzanne Farrell and others and through clinical case studies, Susan Kavaler-Adler offers penetrating insights into the nature of the creative process. Kavaler-Adler contrasts unsuccessful psychological treatments with object-relations therapy that is able to resolve the pathological narcissism of creative addiction and allow the emergence of healthy modes of self-expression.