Psychologist Papers is a scientific-professional journal, whose purpose is to publish reviews, meta-analyzes, solutions, discoveries, guides, experiences and useful methods to address problems and issues arising in professional practice in any area of the Psychology. It is also provided as a forum for contrasting opinions and encouraging debate on controversial approaches or issues.
Papeles del Psicólogo, 2006. Vol. 27(1).
María Luisa Vecina Jiménez
Universidad Complutense
Este trabajo se enmarca en el contexto de la Psicología Positiva y en él se defiende que la creatividad no es algo excepcional al alcance de unos pocos elegidos. Las diferentes líneas de investigación en las que la Psicología viene trabajando desde hace más de cincuenta años parecen converger hoy en algunas premisas básicas que animan a quienes pensaban que la creatividad era un campo vedado a superar algunos mitos y a explorar la creatividad personal cada día.
Palabras clave: creatividad, psicología positiva.
This article belongs to the field of Positive Psychology and defends that creativity is not something extraordinary within the reach of a small group of chosen people. The different psychological researches done on creativity during more than fifty years at present converge on some basic ideas that encourage sceptics to overcome some of the myths and to explore personal creativity everyday.
Key words: creativity, positive psychology.