Relation between Stress Conditions, Uncertainty and Incongruity Intolerance, Rigidity and Mental Health: Experimental Demonstrations
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53214#.VLcp9cnQrzE Author(s) Valeria Biasi 1* , Paolo Bonaiuto 2 , James M. Levin 3 Affiliation(s) 1 Department of Education, “Roma Tre” University, Rome, Italy . 2 Department of Psychology, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy . 3 John Jay College, City University of New York, New York, USA . ABSTRACT An innovative critique of existing studies on creativity has revealed the opportunity of distinguishing between different varieties of creative tasks, and namely creativity for “Continuity”, “Opposition” and “Detachment”, considering relations between products and perceived models. This theoretical contribution has led to a specific evaluation procedure: the COD Creativity test. Considering the influences of dynamic processes on creative processes, it is worth experimentally studying the effects of short-term stress or comfort treatments. The s...