Abstract for Symposium ANCIPS- 2022 Many Faces of Creativity

What does it mean to be creative? Most people tend to think of creativity in the realm of the arts, such as writing, painting, or composing original works. In reality, that's a relatively limited definition. Creativity can be seen as a part of daily life, as a life skill in managing and enjoying day to day life. Creativity's link with mental health is multi dimensional .In this symposium we plan to discuss four important but different perspectives of creativity. 1. Therapeutic use of creativity –with special reference to poetry and artwork Suddhendu Chakraborty 2. The link between creativity and substance use –the evidence and challenges Pavitra KS 3. Creativity for the common- creativity as a life skill –how to incorporate creativity in our daily life? Abhiruchi Chatterjee 4. The role of yoga in fostering Creativity Rajasri Ray ‘Many faces of Creativity’ brings out interesting dimensions of creativity in therapeutic, preventive and pathological aspects. The IPS Task force on Creativity and mental health has been working on all these aspects of creativity. We plan to bring forth the clinically relevant and easily applicable techniques of creativity in this national conference.