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Humour is officially recognized in positive psychology as one of the 24 'character strengths'. However, laughter has an uneasy relationship with positive psychology, despite being key to communicating joy and happiness.The Positive Psychology of Laughter and Humour corrects this disconnect by combining academic insight with real-world experience. Drawing on the authors' diverse backgrounds and expertise, this is the first academic volume dedicated to the rarely discussed topic of laughter and humour in positive psychology.
Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky, Merv Neal and Jerome Carson demonstrate how laughter and humour differ, and how both can be applied within positive psychology to boost mood and maintain positive outcomes.The Positive Psychology of Laughter and Humour includes case studies and real-world insight as well as providing a methodological and theoretical background to the topic, giving rigorous theoretical and methodological insight for researchers, and including pedagogical sections in each chapter useful for teachers and researchers.
Contents
Foreword; Arthur Asa Berger
Chapter 1. A brief history of laughter and humour
Chapter 2. A brief history of Positive Psychology
Chapter 3. Laughter and humour in positive psychology
Chapter 4. The science of laughter and humour
Chapter 5. Applied laughter and humour
Chapter 6. Laughter therapy: Insight from a laughter practitioner
Chapter 7. Laughter and humour case studies
Chapter 8. From Covid-19 to the Laughie Challenge
Chapter 9. Citizen science research: A 30-day laughter prescription
Chapter 10. The future of laughter and humour in positive psychology
