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      Creativity, mood disorders and the aesthetic.

      Fraser, Deborah
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       10.1177/026142941002700113
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      Fraser, D. (2010). Creativity, mood disorders and the aesthetic. Gifted Education International, 27(1), 84-96.
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/6797
      Abstract
      This article explores the sensitivity and mood disorders found in a number of gifted people. Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration provides the theoretical framework through which issues for these people are examined. Personal narratives and poems from gifted young people provide insights to their sensitivities and struggles. The aesthetic is proposed as one way in which to understand their needs. There are direct implications for parents, teachers, health professionals, and creative people when mood disorders are considered developmental rather than purely pathological. In particular, the therapeutic influence of expressing strong feelings through creative writing has merit in terms of support. Dabrowski's theory and the use of the aesthetic deepens both our understanding and our appreciation of the gifted.
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      2010
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      Journal Article
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      AB Academic Publishers
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