Авторське емпіричне дослідження креативного та "патологічного" типів мислення

The aim of our research is to propose author’s empirical research of creative and “pathological” types of thinking. Methods of the research. The following theoretical methods of the research were used to solve the tasks formulated in the article: a categorical method, structural and functional methods, the methods of the analysis, systematization, modeling and generalization. The experimental method was the method of organizing empirical research. The results of the research. We identify four groups of personal qualities of a creative subject, which constitute a creative potential of the individual: worldview qualities: active life position, optimism, harmony, humanity, devotion to one’s ideals and principles, high sense of duty, patriotism, high level of the development of aesthetic feelings, striving for the process of creativity, discoveries, spiritual growth, self-knowledge, self-expression; valuable qualities: kindness, tact, sincerity, hard work, mercy, tolerance (tolerance towards other people), criticality; intellectual qualities: foresight (the ability to predict events, deeds, actions), curiosity, observation, sense of humor, flexibility of mind (the ability to make adequate decisions depending on the situation), variability of thinking, independence and self-reliance of thoughts, a high level of the development of intuition, erudition, enthusiasm for the content of the activity, the ability to analyze and synthesize, originality, metaphorical thinking, initiative; willpower: determination, perseverance, courage, the ability to complete a task, the ability to assert oneself, endurance, courage and resilience (the ability to endure life’s defeats and hardships), extraordinary energy and self-confidence. The listed personal characteristics and qualities, in our opinion, are the qualities of a developed person. These qualities, according to our empirical data, are manifested against the background of particularly subtle, sensitive, mobile and vivid manifestations of the emotional sphere of a person. Conclusions. We characterize creative potential of the individual as a system of personal abilities (inventiveness, imagination, critical thinking, openness to everything new). Thus, we believe that creative potential and the mentioned abilities allow a person to optimally change methods of actions in accordance with new conditions of the person’s activity, acquired knowledge, skills, beliefs, which largely determine the results of the activity (novelty, originality, uniqueness of the subject’s approaches to carrying out different types of the activities), which, in general, encourage the individual to creative self-realization and selfdevelopment.