Clowns and Jokers Can Heal Us : : Comedy and Medicine / / Albert Howard Carter III
| Clowns and Jokers Can Heal Us : : Comedy and Medicine / / Albert Howard Carter III |
| Autore | Carter Albert Howard <1943-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, CA : , : University of California Medical Humanities Consortium, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (264 pages): : illustrations ; |
| Disciplina | 616.89/165 |
| Collana | Perspectives in medical humanities |
| Soggetto topico |
Wit and humor - Therapeutic use
Wit and humor in medicine Humour en medecine Humour - Emploi en therapeutique Laughter Therapy Wit and Humor as Topic |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-9834639-1-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Comedy, a cancer patient, a clown -- Vonnie, the hospital clown -- Party time! A ritual of black humor in the emergency room and one forty-year-old joke -- From comforting clowns to ironic jokers : the many kinds and purposes of comedy -- Talking past taboo : when language mentions the unmentionable -- Imagine that! Images of the regrettably mechanical body -- Humour characters and their stories -- "Take this, you moron!" : The joys and sorrows of Freudian attacks -- Aging and death : we're all in the same damn boat -- Brunhilde blesses the ICU and other hospital humor -- Rabid fluffy, the emergency room scapedog -- "Smile when you say that, mister" : conclusions about clowns and jokers. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910882998003321 |
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| San Francisco, CA : , : University of California Medical Humanities Consortium, , 2011 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Humor and health promotion / / Paola Gremigni, editor
| Humor and health promotion / / Paola Gremigni, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Nova Biomedical, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 289 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 152.43 |
| Collana | Health Psychology Research Focus |
| Soggetto topico | Wit and humor - Therapeutic use |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61122-273-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452492803321 |
| New York : , : Nova Biomedical, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Humor and health promotion / / Paola Gremigni, editor
| Humor and health promotion / / Paola Gremigni, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Nova Biomedical, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 289 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 152.43 |
| Collana | Health Psychology Research Focus |
| Soggetto topico | Wit and humor - Therapeutic use |
| ISBN | 1-61122-273-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- The psychology of humor / Alberto Dionigi and Paola Gremigni -- Humor theories / Aberto Dionigi -- Meanings and functions of smile and laugh / Luisa Bonfiglioli and Pio Enrico Ricci Bitti -- A model of humor syntony : from failed to successful humor in interaction / Carla Canestrari -- A temperament approach to humor / Willibald Ruch and Jennifer Hofmann -- Irony, surprise and humor / Roberto Caterina and Iolanda Incasa -- Humor and children / Alessandra Farneti and Reinhard Tschiesner -- Is humor the best medicine? / Paola Gremigni -- Humor and mental health / Paola Gremigni -- Humor in psychotherapy / Alberto Dionigi -- Clowns in hospitals / Alberto Dionigi, Roberto Flangini and Paola Gremigni -- Gelotophobia : the fear of being laughed at / Tracey Platt and Giovannantonio Forabosco -- Humor measurement / Giulia Casu and Paola Gremigni -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779642303321 |
| New York : , : Nova Biomedical, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Humor and health promotion / / Paola Gremigni, editor
| Humor and health promotion / / Paola Gremigni, editor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Nova Biomedical, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | x, 289 p. : ill |
| Disciplina | 152.43 |
| Collana | Health Psychology Research Focus |
| Soggetto topico | Wit and humor - Therapeutic use |
| ISBN | 1-61122-273-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface -- The psychology of humor / Alberto Dionigi and Paola Gremigni -- Humor theories / Aberto Dionigi -- Meanings and functions of smile and laugh / Luisa Bonfiglioli and Pio Enrico Ricci Bitti -- A model of humor syntony : from failed to successful humor in interaction / Carla Canestrari -- A temperament approach to humor / Willibald Ruch and Jennifer Hofmann -- Irony, surprise and humor / Roberto Caterina and Iolanda Incasa -- Humor and children / Alessandra Farneti and Reinhard Tschiesner -- Is humor the best medicine? / Paola Gremigni -- Humor and mental health / Paola Gremigni -- Humor in psychotherapy / Alberto Dionigi -- Clowns in hospitals / Alberto Dionigi, Roberto Flangini and Paola Gremigni -- Gelotophobia : the fear of being laughed at / Tracey Platt and Giovannantonio Forabosco -- Humor measurement / Giulia Casu and Paola Gremigni -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816613603321 |
| New York : , : Nova Biomedical, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The psychology of humor : an integrative approach / / Rod A. Martin, Thomas E. Ford
| The psychology of humor : an integrative approach / / Rod A. Martin, Thomas E. Ford |
| Autore | Martin Rod A. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (x, 538 pages) |
| Disciplina | 152.43 |
| Soggetto topico |
Wit and humor - Psychological aspects
Wit and humor - Therapeutic use |
| ISBN | 0-12-813509-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910583388903321 |
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| London : , : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, , [2018] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The psychology of humor [[electronic resource] ] : an integrative approach / / Rod A. Martin
| The psychology of humor [[electronic resource] ] : an integrative approach / / Rod A. Martin |
| Autore | Martin Rod A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.43 |
| Soggetto topico |
Wit and humor - Psychological aspects
Wit and humor - Therapeutic use |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-70768-2
9786610707683 0-08-046599-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to the Psychology of Humor; THE UNIVERSALITY OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER; WHAT IS HUMOR?; The Social Context of Humor; Cognitive-Perceptual Processes in Humor; Emotional Aspects of Humor; Laughter as an Expression of the Emotion of Mirth; THE MANY FORMS OF HUMOR; Jokes; Spontaneous Conversational Humor; Unintentional Humor; PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF HUMOR; Cognitive and Social Functions of the Positive Emotion of Mirth; Social Communication and Influence
Tension Relief and Coping with AdversityA BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMOR; Etymology of Humor; Changing Views of Laughter; Wit versus Humor; Evolution of the Concept of Sense of Humor; HUMOR AND PSYCHOLOGY; CONCLUSION; 2 Theories and Early Research I: Psychoanalytic and Superiority Theories; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; Overview of the Theory; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; SUPERIORITY/DISPARAGEMENT THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Implications of Superiority/Disparagement Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; CONCLUSION 3 Theories and Early Research II: Arousal, Incongruity, and Reversal TheoriesAROUSAL THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; INCONGRUITY THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; REVERSAL THEORY; Overview of the Theory; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS; Evaluation; CONCLUSION; 4 The Cognitive Psychology of Humor; HUMOR, INCONGRUITY, AND SCHEMAS; Schemas, Frames, and Scripts; Applications of Schema Theory to Humor; LINGUISTIC APPROACHES TO HUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF SCHEMAS IN HUMOR; Semantic Distance Semantic Priming TechniquesCOGNITIVE PROCESSES IN CONVERSATIONAL HUMOR: IRONY AND SARCASM; EFFECTS OF HUMOR ON COGNITION; Creativity; Memory; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES TO HUMOR; HUMOR AS COGNITIVE PLAY; CONCLUSION; 5 The Social Psychology of Humor; HUMOR AS SOCIAL INTERACTION; INTERPERSONAL FUNCTIONS OF HUMOR; Self-Disclosure, Social Probing, and Norm Violation; Decommitment; Social Norms and Control; Status and Hierarchy Maintenance; Ingratiation; Group Identity and Cohesion; Discourse Management; Social Play; TEASING; SOCIAL ASPECTS OF LAUGHTER HUMOR, SOCIAL PERCEPTION, AND INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTIONSocial Perception; Interpersonal Attraction; Humor as a Desirable Trait in Friendship and Mate Selection; HUMOR AND PERSUASION; HUMOR, ATTITUDES, AND PREJUDICE; HUMOR AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS; HUMOR AND GENDER; CONCLUSION; 6 The Psychobiology of Humor and Laughter; THE NATURE OF LAUGHTER; Laughter and Emotion; Acoustics of Laughter; Laughter Respiration and Phonation; Facial Expressions of Laughter and Smiling; AUTONOMIC AND VISCERAL CONCOMITANTS OF MIRTH; LAUGHTER IN NONHUMAN ANIMALS; The Play Face; Laughter and Smiling in Apes ""Laughter"" in Rats? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458646203321 |
Martin Rod A
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| Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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The psychology of humor [[electronic resource] ] : an integrative approach / / Rod A. Martin
| The psychology of humor [[electronic resource] ] : an integrative approach / / Rod A. Martin |
| Autore | Martin Rod A |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (465 p.) |
| Disciplina | 152.43 |
| Soggetto topico |
Wit and humor - Psychological aspects
Wit and humor - Therapeutic use |
| ISBN |
1-280-70768-2
9786610707683 0-08-046599-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to the Psychology of Humor; THE UNIVERSALITY OF HUMOR AND LAUGHTER; WHAT IS HUMOR?; The Social Context of Humor; Cognitive-Perceptual Processes in Humor; Emotional Aspects of Humor; Laughter as an Expression of the Emotion of Mirth; THE MANY FORMS OF HUMOR; Jokes; Spontaneous Conversational Humor; Unintentional Humor; PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS OF HUMOR; Cognitive and Social Functions of the Positive Emotion of Mirth; Social Communication and Influence
Tension Relief and Coping with AdversityA BRIEF HISTORY OF HUMOR; Etymology of Humor; Changing Views of Laughter; Wit versus Humor; Evolution of the Concept of Sense of Humor; HUMOR AND PSYCHOLOGY; CONCLUSION; 2 Theories and Early Research I: Psychoanalytic and Superiority Theories; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; Overview of the Theory; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; SUPERIORITY/DISPARAGEMENT THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Implications of Superiority/Disparagement Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; CONCLUSION 3 Theories and Early Research II: Arousal, Incongruity, and Reversal TheoriesAROUSAL THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; INCONGRUITY THEORIES; Overview of the Theories; Empirical Investigations; Evaluation; REVERSAL THEORY; Overview of the Theory; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS; Evaluation; CONCLUSION; 4 The Cognitive Psychology of Humor; HUMOR, INCONGRUITY, AND SCHEMAS; Schemas, Frames, and Scripts; Applications of Schema Theory to Humor; LINGUISTIC APPROACHES TO HUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF SCHEMAS IN HUMOR; Semantic Distance Semantic Priming TechniquesCOGNITIVE PROCESSES IN CONVERSATIONAL HUMOR: IRONY AND SARCASM; EFFECTS OF HUMOR ON COGNITION; Creativity; Memory; COMPUTATIONAL APPROACHES TO HUMOR; HUMOR AS COGNITIVE PLAY; CONCLUSION; 5 The Social Psychology of Humor; HUMOR AS SOCIAL INTERACTION; INTERPERSONAL FUNCTIONS OF HUMOR; Self-Disclosure, Social Probing, and Norm Violation; Decommitment; Social Norms and Control; Status and Hierarchy Maintenance; Ingratiation; Group Identity and Cohesion; Discourse Management; Social Play; TEASING; SOCIAL ASPECTS OF LAUGHTER HUMOR, SOCIAL PERCEPTION, AND INTERPERSONAL ATTRACTIONSocial Perception; Interpersonal Attraction; Humor as a Desirable Trait in Friendship and Mate Selection; HUMOR AND PERSUASION; HUMOR, ATTITUDES, AND PREJUDICE; HUMOR AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS; HUMOR AND GENDER; CONCLUSION; 6 The Psychobiology of Humor and Laughter; THE NATURE OF LAUGHTER; Laughter and Emotion; Acoustics of Laughter; Laughter Respiration and Phonation; Facial Expressions of Laughter and Smiling; AUTONOMIC AND VISCERAL CONCOMITANTS OF MIRTH; LAUGHTER IN NONHUMAN ANIMALS; The Play Face; Laughter and Smiling in Apes ""Laughter"" in Rats? |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784658303321 |
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| Burlington, MA, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2007 | ||
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