Voyages of the Heart Living an Emotionally Creative Life

Name: Voyages of the Heart Living an Emotionally Creative Life
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ISBN: 9780029011089

ISBN-10: 0029011086

ISBN-13: 9780029011089

Edition: 1992

Authors: James R. Averill, Elma P. Nunley

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Description:

This book argues that, at a pre-conscious level at least, we control our emotions rather than being at the mercy of them. The authors say that we should seek to understand our emotions and thus be better equipped to cope with situations that provoke strong emotional responses.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Free Press
Publication date: 4/27/1992
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 370
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.496
Language: English



Preface


Images of Emotional Creativity


Emotions and Creativity


Romantic Love


On Being a Wild Pig and Other Such Things


Emotions and Creativity in Reality and Myth


The Nature of Emotion


Myths of Emotion


The Nature of Creativity


Myths of Creativity


Emotional Creativity


What Emotional Creativity Is Not


Emotional Creativity and the Self


Transformations of the Self


Emotional Creativity in Men and Women


Language, Self, and Emotion


Emotional Creativity and Psychopathology


Challenges and Facilitators: An Overview


Pain and Pleasure


Death and Dying


Solitude


Intimacy


Autonomy


Freedom


Imagination


Art, Drama, and the Cathartic Method


Achieving Emotional Creativity


Emotions as an Art Form


Emotional Creativity and the Social Order


Steps Toward a More Creative Emotional Life


Notes


References


Name Index


Subject Index