The Price of Greatness: Resolving the Creativity and Madness Controversy by Arno

Description: The Price of Greatness by Arnold M. Ludwig This book examines the lives and achievements of over 1,000 extraordinary men and women to address age-old questions about the relationship between mental illness and greatness. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book examines the lives and achievements of over 1,000 extraordinary men and women to address age-old questions about the relationship between mental illness and greatness. Filled with colorful anecdotes about many of the most eminent persons of our times, the book delves into many of mankinds greatest achievements, the special attributes of those who accomplished them, the unique circumstances of their lives, and the characteristics of their families. Written with a sophistication that will appeal to a professional audience and an accessible style that invites the general reader, this engaging volume reveals the factors that predict exceptional creative achievement. Back Cover This book examines the lives and achievements of over 1,000 extraordinary men and women to address age-old questions about the relationship between mental illness and greatness. Filled with colorful anecdotes about many of the most eminent persons of our times, the book delves into many of mankinds greatest achievements, the special attributes of those who accomplished them, the unique circumstances of their lives, and the characteristics of their families. Written with a sophistication that will appeal to a professional audience and an accessible style that invites the general reader, this engaging volume reveals the factors that predict exceptional creative achievement. Author Biography Arnold M. Ludwig is the E.A. Edwards Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. He is the former winner of the prestigious Hofheimer Prize Award given by the American Psychiatric Association for his research on alcoholism and LSD. He is the author of seven books and over 100 articles or book chapters, covering such topics as altered states of consciousness, schizophrenia, hysteria, cravings, disability, sensory overload, and the nature of the self. His investigations over the past ten years have focused on the relationship of mental illness to creative achievement, as well as the nature of greatness. Table of Contents 1. A Touch of Madness?2. Determining Greatness3. The Early Years4. The Adult Years5. Impediments to Eminence6. The Measurement of Achievement7. Mental Illness within the Professions8. Mental Symptoms and Creative Activity9. Predicting "True" Greatness Review "This is an excellent research report that should, once and for all, resolve senseless controversies about the correlation of creativity with psychopathology." - - The Review of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy"Engagingly anecdotal and well structured....The large sample and elegant analysis make this book an essential reference on the difficult, interesting task it addresses." - - Library Journal Details ISBN0898628393 Author Arnold M. Ludwig Short Title PRICE OF GREATNESS Publisher Guilford Publications Language English ISBN-10 0898628393 ISBN-13 9780898628395 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 153.35 Illustrations Yes Year 1995 Imprint Guilford Publications Subtitle Resolving the Creativity and Madness Controversy Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Edition 1st Residence Lexington, KY, US DOI 10.1604/9780898628395 UK Release Date 1995-05-10 NZ Release Date 1995-05-10 US Release Date 1995-05-10 Pages 310 Publication Date 1995-05-10 Audience Undergraduate AU Release Date 1995-05-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:9789936;

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