ABSTRACT
Most creativity research is currently carried out by cognitive psychologists. They study creativity in relation to motivation, personality, IQ, cognitive processes, cultural factors, genetic factors, psychopathological factors, family patterns and neurological factors. Freud claimed the creative process was almost impossible to understand (when considering people like Dostoyevsky and other well-acclaimed creative geniuses) – it was either result of defence mechanisms, such as sublimation, or daydreaming.
