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On the creative process and the human capacity to construe
International Journal of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
|January 1, 1980
Summary
The human capacity for construal is key to understanding mental activity, motivation, and development. This process, linked to self-development, shapes creativity from artistic work to anxiety.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
Background:
- The abstract discusses "The Creative Process and the Narcissistic Personality Disorder" by Rubenstein and Levitt.
- It emphasizes the human capacity for construal as a fundamental aspect of mental activity.
Observation:
- Construal is presented as a basic process that enhances understanding of motivational and developmental phenomena.
- Its development is intrinsically linked to the development of the subjective self, utilizing enactive, imagistic, and lexical conceptualization modes.
Findings:
- Construal is inherently conflictual and involves significant affective components.
- The role of construal is highlighted in artistic creation, actions, acting out, anxiety, and object relations.
Implications:
- The foundational creative act involves the progressive construal of the subjective self.
- This self-construal forms the basis for all subsequent creative endeavors.