title: Theories of creativity.
abstract: Creativity is an important aspect of our lives. The term distinguishes mediocre achievements from those of excellence. Creativity is a manifestation of thought processes. To better understand these processes this article reviews five current theories of creativity from psychoanalytic and cognitive science approaches.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Visualization, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: McConathy
mesh_terms: D001245:Association Learning; D003405:Creativity; D005863:Gestalt Theory; D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011582:Psychological Theory