Humor

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Dec 2014 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Psychiatric Clinics of North America, volume 37, pages 561-578 (issn: 0193-953X,

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Authors: Michel A, Woodbury-Fariña; Joalex L, Antongiorgi;

doi: 10.1016/j.psc.2014.08.006

pmid: 25455066

Humor

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Abstract

Humor has not been taken as seriously as it should be. Humor has many positive effects in the daily lives of patients and clinicians need to take advantage of these. Many indices of stress are attenuated and this serves to improve the therapeutic alliance. Freudian, rational emotive therapy, and kleinian views are presented, as well as examples of how to use playful therapy. In addition, advice on how to develop humor is given.

Keywords

Male, Laughter, Mental Disorders, Freudian Theory, Sex Factors, Humans, Female, Laughter Therapy, Wit and Humor as Topic

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