Publicación:

Una aproximación a la salud mental positiva en artistas

Resumen

Apparently, there is a possible association between genius and madness - creativity and mental illness and it has been possible to see a higher frequency of mental illness, especially affective disorders, among creative people, especially writers, musicians, etc. (Pérez Bravo, Delgado Calvete 2006 ). Therefore, in this work of degree, a semi - structured interview has been used to the Life Stories of seven artists to make an approximation of positive mental health, starting from their experiences and their lived worlds grouped in four dimensions. : the intrapersonal, relational, project and quality of life. As results, it was found that the artists feel satisfied with their lives and that even in spite of their age and the painful events in their life experiences, they are achieving their self-realization and are well adapted, what is understood as positive mental health in psychology (Davini, Gellón de Salluzi, Rosi (1986), cited by Carranza (2004).