Ha, Ha And Aha: The Role Of Humour In Psychotherapy
First published in 1987. What distinguishes people from other animals is said to be people's ability to laugh. Much of the literature treats humor as a normal but pathological phenomenon. This volume first describes a theory which not only views humor as nonpathological, but as contributing to the evolution of social interest. It then describes the structure of the joke and proceeds to elaborate the forms and goals humor takes in psychotherapy.
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Ha, Ha And Aha: The Role Of Humour In Psychotherapy
First published in 1987. What distinguishes people from other animals is said to be people's ability to laugh. Much of the literature treats humor as a normal but pathological phenomenon. This volume first describes a theory which not only views humor as nonpathological, but as contributing to the evolution of social interest. It then describes the structure of the joke and proceeds to elaborate the forms and goals humor takes in psychotherapy.
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Ha, Ha And Aha: The Role Of Humour In Psychotherapy

Ha, Ha And Aha: The Role Of Humour In Psychotherapy

by Harold H. Mosak, PhD.
Ha, Ha And Aha: The Role Of Humour In Psychotherapy

Ha, Ha And Aha: The Role Of Humour In Psychotherapy

by Harold H. Mosak, PhD.

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First published in 1987. What distinguishes people from other animals is said to be people's ability to laugh. Much of the literature treats humor as a normal but pathological phenomenon. This volume first describes a theory which not only views humor as nonpathological, but as contributing to the evolution of social interest. It then describes the structure of the joke and proceeds to elaborate the forms and goals humor takes in psychotherapy.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781317766513
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 01/09/2014
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 161
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

Alfred Adler Institute of Chicago

Table of Contents

Part 1 Humor; Chapter 1 What Makes Things Funny?; Chapter 2 Theories of Humor; Chapter 3 The Structure of the Joke; Part 2 Humor in Psychotherapy; Chapter 4 Role of Humor in Psychotherapy; Chapter 5 Role of Humor in Interpretation; Chapter 6 Turning the Client Around with Humor; Chapter 7 Humor as a Criterion for Termination; Chapter 8 Humor and the Therapist’s Skill; Part 3 Jokes Used in Psychotherapy; Chapter 9 Jokes;
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