Humor: A preventive health strategy

✍ Scribed by Robert A. Johnston

• Book ID: 104628062
• Publisher: Springer US
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 543 KB
• Volume: 13
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0165-0653
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00118489

✦ Synopsis

Some functions of humor in the counselling process are presented as a preface to a discussion of the role that a humorous life attitude can play in mental health. The author suggests that facilitating the development of client humor constitutes a preventive health strategy in promoting coping behaviours and developing social support systems.