Psychology of Writing

Author: Zhang Tianding
Publisher: Henan University Press
Table of Contents:
Opening this "black box" (Preface)
Chapter 1 Introduction
Section 1 Characteristics and Research Origins of Writing Psychology
Section 2 Tasks and Significance of Writing Psychology
Section 3 Principles and Methods of Research in Writing Psychology
Chapter 2 Brain and Body
Section 1 Structure of the Brain
Section 2 Functions of the Brain
Section 3 Human Brain and Computer
Section 4 Developing Brain Potential
Chapter 3 Consciousness
Section 1 Subconscious Layer
Section 2 Conscious Layer
Section 3 Dreams and Writing
Opening this "black box" (Preface)
Chapter 1 Introduction
Section 1 Characteristics and Research Origins of Writing Psychology
Section 2 Tasks and Significance of Writing Psychology
Section 3 Principles and Methods of Research in Writing Psychology
Chapter 2 Brain and Body
Section 1 Structure of the Brain
Section 2 Functions of the Brain
Section 3 Human Brain and Computer
Section 4 Developing Brain Potential
Chapter 3 Consciousness
Section 1 Subconscious Layer
Section 2 Conscious Layer
Section 3 Dreams and Writing
Chapter 4 Thinking
Section 1 Figurative Thinking
Section 2 Abstract Thinking
Section 3 Insightful Thinking
Section 4 Creative Thinking
Section 5 Holistic Thinking
Chapter 5 Motivation
Section 1 Expressing Intentions
Section 2 Emotion-Driven Writing
Section 3 Material Desires
Section 4 Multiple Needs
Chapter 6 Process
Section 1 Preparation Stage
Section 2 Incubation Stage
Section 3 Clarity Stage
Section 4 Verification Stage
Chapter 7 Perception
Section 1 Nature of Perception
Section 2 Role of Perception
Section 3 Conditions of Perception
Section 4 Cultivating Perceptual Abilities
Chapter 8 Imagination
Section 1 Role of Imagination
Section 2 Types of Imagination
Section 3 Nurturing Imagination
Chapter 9 Emotion
Chapter 10 Personality
Chapter 11 Environment
The sky is too vast! (Afterword)