Aesthetic Psychology

Author: Jin Yuanpu
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Publish Date: 2003-09-30
Features: Aesthetic Psychology is a professional foundational course in Chinese Language and Literature. It is an important discipline that employs interdisciplinary methods of psychology and aesthetics to study literary and artistic activities and phenomena from ancient to modern times, both in China and abroad. This book is a professional textbook on Aesthetic Psychology, covering topics such as the nature of the discipline, theoretical resources and development, fundamental categories and their relationships, and the psychology of literary creators. It is suitable for students of relevant majors in higher education.
Chapter 1: The Nature, Background, and Methods of Aesthetic Psychology
Section 1: Research Objects and Disciplinary Background of Aesthetic Psychology
Section 2: The Nature and Structure of Aesthetic Psychology
Section 3: Characteristics and Research Methods of Aesthetic Psychology
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 2: Theoretical Resources and Development of Aesthetic Psychology
Section 1: Theoretical Resources and Development of Western Aesthetic Psychology
Section 2: Theoretical Resources and Development of Ancient Chinese Aesthetic Psychology
Section 3: Dialogue and Integration between Chinese and Western Aesthetic Psychology
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 3: Basic Categories and Interrelationships of Aesthetic Psychology
Section 1: Representation and Memory
Section 2: Perception, Emotion, and Affective States
Section 3: Imagination, Fantasy, and Illusion
Section 4: Aesthetic Ideals, Sublimation, and Catharsis
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 4: Literary Creators and Creative Psychology
Section 1: Internal Drives and Motivations
Section 2: The Unconscious and Childhood Experiences of Literary Creators
Section 3: Inspiration, Ecstasy, and Creative Thinking
Section 4: Intuition, Expression, and Stream of Consciousness of Literary Creators
Section 5: Basic Psychological Types and Creative Individuality of Literary Creators
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 5: Text, Symbols, and Psychological Implications
Section 1: The "Imagery Layer" of Text and Its Psychological Implications
Section 2: The Structure: Gaps, Ambiguity, and Hazy Experiences in Artistic Texts
Section 3: Text and Subject: Symbols and Symbolic Experiences
Section 4: Symbolic-Metaphorical Structure: The Psychological Bridge for the Realization of Literary Meaning
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 6: Psychological Reception and Appreciation of Literature
Section 1: Preparatory Mood, Aesthetic Threshold, and Psychological Arousal
Section 2: Psychological Schemas and Subjective Thinking in Literary Reception
Section 3: Reception Degree and Changes in Perspective in Literary Reading
Section 4: Psychological Synthesis in Literary Reception
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 7: The Tripartite Interaction of Literary Creators, Texts, and Receivers
Section 1: Psychological Field Effect
Section 2: Interaction between Writers and Readers
Section 3: The Fusion of the Structure and Reader Perspectives
Section 4: The Meaning World: A New Creation through Tripartite Interaction
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 8: Literary Activities and Psychological Experiences
Section 1: Interoceptive Experiences: Empathy, Distance, and Inner Imitation
Section 2: Synesthesia
Section 3: Self-Actualization Needs and the Source of Literary Creation
Section 4: Introjection and Alienation Effect
Section 5: Anxiety and Solitude Experiences
Section 6: Peak and Plateau Experiences: Joy and Aesthetic Pleasure
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 9: The Socio-Cultural Psychology of Literature
Section 1: Dialogue and Social Interaction in Literature
Section 2: Literary Activities and Archetypal Imagery
Section 3: Social Psychology and the Accumulation of National Cultural Psychology
Section 4: Group Dynamics and the Literary Community
Section 5: Utopian Consciousness in the Psychological World and Literary Activities
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
Chapter 10: Issues and Challenges of Contemporary Aesthetic Psychology
Section 1: Media Revolution, Social Transformation, and Cultural Psychology
Section 2: Changes in Visual Culture and Social Psychology
Section 3: Fashion: The Aestheticization of Daily Life and Socio-Cultural Psychology
Section 4: Mass Popular Art and Youth Cultural Psychology
Key Concepts and Discussion Questions
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