Humour On The Couch: Exploring Humour In Psychotherapy And In Everyday Life

by Alessandra Lemma

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Humour On The Couch: Exploring Humour In Psychotherapy And In Everyday Life

Synopsis

The aim of this book is primarily to highlight humour1s communicative, relational and innovative value in everyday life and in the privileged space, carved out of everyday life, that is psychotherapy. Chapter one describes philosophical, social and psychological perspectives on humor. In Chapters two and three humor is presented as a form of playing which originates in the earliest exchanges between mother and baby and which confers significant advantages on our adaptation. In Chapter four the relationship between physical and mental health and humor is examined in the light of the research literature from psychology and medicine. Chapter five restricts itself to a discussion of psychoanalytic views on humor in psychotherapy. Finally, chapter six reviews evolutionary perspectives of humor.