{"product_id":"the-expressive-instinct-how-imagination-and-creative-works-help-us-survive-and-thrive-9780197646229","title":"The Expressive Instinct How Imagination and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany authors writing on aspects of our social and emotional lives, as well as our connections with nature, have grounded their arguments using studies from neuroscience. None have done so more powerfully or more gracefully than the author of this exquisite new book... Kaimal obviously has firsthand, in-depth knowledge of how our brains and bodies produce art works and other forms of self-expression... followed by a delightfully engaging exercise envisioning the future of the intersection between neuroscience and the expressive arts. * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword Introduction Premise  Guide map  Origins  Part I The Lay of the Land: Theories and Historical Perspectives on Creative Self-Expression  Chapter 1: Why Does Creative Self-Expression Matter?  Chapter 2: Philosophical Perspectives and Theories of Creative Self-Expression and Well-Being Chapter 3: What our Ancestors Knew: Indigenous and Traditional Arts Practices and Health  Part II Embodied Expression: Physiological and Psychological Processes and Outcomes  Chapter 4: Receptive and Expressive Experiences: How We See, Create, and Make Narrative Sense of it All  Chapter 5: Evoking the Protectors Within: Neurobiological Indicators and Creative Self-Expression Chapter 6: Tracking Creative Expression Through Imaging Tools  Part III Weathering Storms: Facilitating Creative Expression to Cope with Stress, Adversity and Trauma  Chapter 7: Creative Self-Expression by Ourselves and with Others Chapter 8: \"When Words are not Enough\": Creative Self-Expression and Adversity in the Developing Years of Childhood and Youth Chapter 9: Navigating Adversity in Adulthood Through Creative Self-Expression   Part IV Preparedness- Implications for Current and Future Work in Arts, Health and Well-Being   Chapter 10: The Prepared Warrior for Current Society Chapter 11: What Lies Ahead? Research and Practices for the Future   Afterword  Acknowledgments Glossary  References","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036446228823,"sku":"9780197646229","price":36.91,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-expressive-instinct-how-imagination-and-creative-works-help-us-survive-and-thrive-9780197646229","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}