Emotional creativity in early stages of neurodegenerative diseases

The aim of this paper is to outline a perspective on the experience of emotions and related phenomena in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease as two models of the most common neurodegenerations. It describes in general terms a group of neurodegenerative diseases, their classification based on neuropathological changes in the brain and characterizes in greater detail the two most common ones, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease. The emphasis is mainly on the preclinical phase and on the neuropsychiatric symptoms associated with neurodegenerations. The second part of the literature review focuses on the concept of emotional creativity as personality and cognitive factors related to emotions. It also includes a review of other psychological phenomena to which emotional creativity may be related. The empirical part of the thesis offers a comparison of changes in emotional creativity in people diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. The research population consisted of 55 patients from the Motol University Hospital and the General University Hospital in Prague. Both groups were administered a neuropsychological test battery and the self- assessment questionnaire Emotional Creativity Inventory. Statistical analysis showed a significant difference in the preparedness component..