(Herunterladen) I Use Humor As A Coping Mechanism

Use of humor as a coping mechanism psychological adjustment and social interaction article pdf available in humor international journal of humor research 14 4 395 413 january 2001 with.

I use humor as a coping mechanism. People who adapt by using humor minimize. Placing a comical spin on dire circumstances that are outside one s control was an effective coping mechanism long before the. A sense of humor can be an amazing line of defense when it comes to coping with stress. You aren t supposed to crack jokes at a funeral or laugh cry your way to sleep. And you can t stop it once it starts without feel worse. There are laughter coaches and seminars teaching healthcare professionals how to use humor with patients. People see humor and laughing as positive.

Use of humor as a coping mechanism psychological adjustment and social interaction john b. Here are some things you quickly realize when your coping mechanism is a humor laughing hybrid. Humor has long been recognized as more than mere fun and games. Humor cracking jokes and laughing is not always appreciated. You can however better prepare yourself for stress with several coping techniques. The human gift for coping and survival laugh or fake it til you make it. The literature by and about prisoners of war from several recent wars indicates prisoners often found humor to be an effective coping mechanism a way of fighting back and taking control.

Laughter as a coping mechanism by. They also completed the coping with humor scale and measures of depression social skills loneliness and. Unfortunately stress is inevitable and you can t eliminate it despite your best efforts. Nezlek and peter derks abstract for two weeks 286 participants used the rochester interaction record to describe their social interactions.