Using creativity to experience flow on my journey with breast cancer

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-79

  Nesbit, Susan G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Creativity; Flow; Self actualization; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ART; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CREATIVITY; ENTROPY; HUMAN; HUMOR; MASTECTOMY; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSIC THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SELF ACTUALIZATION; SENSORY DEFENSIVENESS; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 33746658111     PISSN: 0164212X     EISSN: 15413101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J004v22n02_03     Document Type: Review

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