www.humourologist.com - Bill Eaton
If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun, he would become mad or unstable without even knowing it. Herodotus
Humour is that which goes against the sensible or consistent
As of Oct 2007, there are 36 clinical trials that look at humour and wit
Ruth Dean, a nurse at U of M, looked at laughter in palliative care. She found it is authentic person-to-person connectedness, itt builds relationships, and helps people connect with circumstances. Make people laugh and they'll listen to you forever.
Pick up on humourous things from patients and laugh with them. Rely on them to make jokes;
To laugh is to listen is to learn.
tragedy + time = humour
humour removes the blinkers of tragedy and allows you to see things from a new point of view
A good way to make people laugh is to repeat things back to them.
superiority -
incongruity -
amygdala
laughter causes hormonal release
Limbic system