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PSYCHOANALYSIS IN GROUPS: AS CREATIVE PROCESS ALEXANDER WOLF and EMANUEL K. SCHWARTZ REATIVITY iS the will-o'-the-wisp of For us, creativity is associated with contemporary psychology' It is one alternations in relaxation and concen- of the most illusive of the human quali- tration, dedication and quiescence, imagination and control, frustration and ties. pleasure, consideration of the given and For Freud it is the acme of de- rebellion against it. It requires pro- sexualization requiring sublimation and flexibility in repression.1 For Wertheimer ductivity and uniqueness, struggle and it is "the process of destroying one discrimination, originality and selec- gestalt in favor of a better one."2 For tivity. It demands a commitment in Kubie it is "the uncovering of new facts time, for it takes time to produce. It and of new relationships among both necessitates inventiveness, determination, independence, individuality, enthusiasm, new and old data .... imply[ing] in- and industry. It requires good "intellect, vention3. '' For Mansel it is a "change complexity and richness of personality, in the condition of that which already exists4. '' general lack of defensiveness, and can- As we have discussed elsewhere, we dor in self-description." And it implies "an openness to experience and espe- believe, in
The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals
Published: Mar 1, 1964
Keywords: Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis
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