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• catalog abstract "For most of human history emotion has been the province of artists, shamans, and our latter-day shamans--therapists. Recently it has become the province of scientists as well. In Voyages of the Heart, James Averill and Elma Nunley draw on a decade of research on emotion and on creativity by psychologists, biologists, sociologists, and anthropologists, as well as on clinical experience, to construct a new model of emotional experience. Just as we develop our repertoires of intellectual skills through learning and maturation, the authors argue, so can we develop our repertoires of emotional skills to achieve our full human potential. Emotional creativity demands commitment to seek excellence in the affective as well as the intellectual domain. We can change and improve our emotional lives by acquiring knowledge about emotions--for example, recognizing and dispelling deeply ingrained myths about emotion, such as that we are "gripped", "seized", and "overcome" by feelings. According to the authors, we are not the victims of our emotions as these descriptions suggest. Rather, we actively construct our emotions, although on a preconscious level. We must seek then to become consciously aware of our own emotional lives. Research suggests that emotionally creative people are not only deeply involved in exploring the meaning of their own emotional experience, they also pay close attention to how their behavior affects others, while less emotionally creative people tend to focus on themselves. There is much to be gained from a better understanding of what exactly feelings are and where they come from. Our attitudes toward expression of emotion reveal high ambivalence: On the one hand, a person devoid of emotion is seen as cold and calculating; on the other, a person who becomes too readily emotional is regarded as childish. Some people feel empty on the inside, while others feel as though they are about to explode from the force of uncontrollable feelings. Even for those who lead more satisfactory emotional lives, a deeper understanding will enable us to manage our emotions in a simultaneously creative and disciplined way. Averill and Nunley explore differences in emotional experience between men and women, as well as fascinating historical and cross-cultural variations in the rules governing the display and management of emotion. Richly illustrated with examples from everyday life, Voyages of the Heart shows us how we can become more aware of our own thoughts and feelings, manage our emotions in a creative yet disciplined way, and live to the full extent of our human potential.".
• catalog contributor b3671340.
• catalog contributor b3671341.
• catalog created "1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1992.".
• catalog description "According to the authors, we are not the victims of our emotions as these descriptions suggest. Rather, we actively construct our emotions, although on a preconscious level. We must seek then to become consciously aware of our own emotional lives. Research suggests that emotionally creative people are not only deeply involved in exploring the meaning of their own emotional experience, they also pay close attention to how their behavior affects others, while less emotionally creative people tend to focus on themselves. There is much to be gained from a better understanding of what exactly feelings are and where they come from. Our attitudes toward expression of emotion reveal high ambivalence: On the one hand, a person devoid of emotion is seen as cold and calculating; on the other, a person who becomes too readily emotional is regarded as childish. Some people feel empty on the inside, while others feel as though they are about to explode from the force of uncontrollable feelings. ".
• catalog description "Even for those who lead more satisfactory emotional lives, a deeper understanding will enable us to manage our emotions in a simultaneously creative and disciplined way. Averill and Nunley explore differences in emotional experience between men and women, as well as fascinating historical and cross-cultural variations in the rules governing the display and management of emotion. Richly illustrated with examples from everyday life, Voyages of the Heart shows us how we can become more aware of our own thoughts and feelings, manage our emotions in a creative yet disciplined way, and live to the full extent of our human potential.".
• catalog description "For most of human history emotion has been the province of artists, shamans, and our latter-day shamans--therapists. Recently it has become the province of scientists as well. In Voyages of the Heart, James Averill and Elma Nunley draw on a decade of research on emotion and on creativity by psychologists, biologists, sociologists, and anthropologists, as well as on clinical experience, to construct a new model of emotional experience. Just as we develop our repertoires of intellectual skills through learning and maturation, the authors argue, so can we develop our repertoires of emotional skills to achieve our full human potential. Emotional creativity demands commitment to seek excellence in the affective as well as the intellectual domain. We can change and improve our emotional lives by acquiring knowledge about emotions--for example, recognizing and dispelling deeply ingrained myths about emotion, such as that we are "gripped", "seized", and "overcome" by feelings. ".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
• catalog description "pt. I. Images of Emotional Creativity. 1. Emotions and Creativity. 2. Romantic Love. 3. On Being a Wild Pig and Other Such Things -- pt. II. Emotions and Creativity in Reality and Myth. 4. The Nature of Emotion. 5. Myths of Emotion. 6. The Nature of Creativity. 7. Myths of Creativity. 8. Emotional Creativity. 9. What Emotional Creativity Is Not -- pt. III. Emotional Creativity and the Self. 10. Transformations of the Self. 11. Emotional Creativity in Men and Women. 12. Language, Self, and Emotion. 13. Emotional Creativity and Psychopathology. 14. Challenges and Facilitators: An Overview. 15. Pain and Pleasure. 16. Death and Dying. 17. Solitude. 18. Intimacy. 19. Autonomy. 20. Freedom. 21. Imagination. 22. Art, Drama, and the Cathartic Method -- pt. V. Achieving Emotional Creativity. 23. Emotions as an Art Form. 24. Emotional Creativity and the Social Order. 25. Steps Toward a More Creative Emotional Life.".
• catalog extent "xiii, 370 p. ;".
• catalog hasFormat "Voyages of the heart.".
• catalog identifier "0029011086".
• catalog isFormatOf "Voyages of the heart.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International,".
• catalog relation "Voyages of the heart.".
• catalog subject "152.4 20".
• catalog subject "BF531 .A88 1992".
• catalog subject "Creative ability.".
• catalog subject "Emotions.".
• catalog subject "Self-actualization (Psychology)".
• catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Images of Emotional Creativity. 1. Emotions and Creativity. 2. Romantic Love. 3. On Being a Wild Pig and Other Such Things -- pt. II. Emotions and Creativity in Reality and Myth. 4. The Nature of Emotion. 5. Myths of Emotion. 6. The Nature of Creativity. 7. Myths of Creativity. 8. Emotional Creativity. 9. What Emotional Creativity Is Not -- pt. III. Emotional Creativity and the Self. 10. Transformations of the Self. 11. Emotional Creativity in Men and Women. 12. Language, Self, and Emotion. 13. Emotional Creativity and Psychopathology. 14. Challenges and Facilitators: An Overview. 15. Pain and Pleasure. 16. Death and Dying. 17. Solitude. 18. Intimacy. 19. Autonomy. 20. Freedom. 21. Imagination. 22. Art, Drama, and the Cathartic Method -- pt. V. Achieving Emotional Creativity. 23. Emotions as an Art Form. 24. Emotional Creativity and the Social Order. 25. Steps Toward a More Creative Emotional Life.".
• catalog title "Voyages of the heart : living an emotionally creative life / James R. Averill, Elma P. Nunley.".
• catalog type "text".