The importance of creativity is not limited only to moments of excellence, whether it be in Arts or Sciences. It is something that also takes place in the daily life of non-eminent people. The Lifetime Creativity Scales (LCS) by Richards, Kinney and Benet were developed for the purpose of measuring different dimensions, both as to vocational and non-vocational creativity. The purpose of this paper is to describe the characteristics of the LCS and to present the methodology used for the development of the Portuguese-language version of these Scales. The availability of a Portuguese-language Instrument for Brazilian researchers to measure creativity may offer good prospects for future research on this topic in our country.
Creativeness; psychiatry; translating
