Section I: Creativity Theory and Performing Artists 1. Understanding Creativity in the Performing Arts 2. Domains in the Performing Arts 3. The Person: Talent and Performing Artists 4. Creative Experiences 5. Imagination and Fantasy Section II: Biological Manifestations of Creativity in Performing Artists 6. Neurobiology, Creativity, and Performing Artists 7. Physiology and Creativity 8. Flow and Neurophysiological Responses Section III: Development of the Performing Artist 9. Early Development 10. Play and Theory of Mind 11. Attachment, Parenting, and Childhood Adversity 12. Personality and Motivation 13. Training the Performing Artist Section IV: Emotion: Regulation, Resilience, and Pathology 14. Self-Regulation, Emotion, and Resilience 15. Mood and Creativity in the Performing Artist 16. Unresolved Mourning and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Performing Artists 17. Performing Artists and Psychopathology Section V: Professional Reality of a Performing Artist 18. Careers in the Performing Arts 19. Injuries and Rehabilitation 20. Health Concerns and Burnout sakriti opis