Humor In A Frame Psychology

You will definitely laugh at this post if I define what it is humor. Such as lack of ideas aja, defines humor as almost every second of tickling jokes we laughed at the bus, train, car, when watching television, playing computer games, reading books, in short, everywhere we can joke, humor, even in the realm of thought we own. Natural think? Yes, the proof when no one has cast a story or a funny remark, it just happened all of a sudden someone smile and even giggle themselves. It means we can create humor out of with or without other people.

So, what's a joke, what's funny? It's not just funny, because there is little research investigating the psychology of humor, including its usefulness in the practical world of psychology.



Perceptions of Humor

Humor is a social instrument provides an effective way That to Reduced psychological distress, Communicate a range of feelings and ideas, and enhance relationships; also, humor Protects social relationships when communicating negative information. (Baldwin, 2007)

Humor provides a means to Communicate ideas and feelings, Convey criticism, and express hostility in a socially acceptable manner (Brownell & Gardner, 1988; Dixon, 1980; Haig, 1986; Martin, 2001 in Baldwin 2007).

Ability laugh at ambient conditions, yourself, your own choice, being one of the valves that will relaunch the congestion of life. Do not you ever experienced something like this: you want to buy a television set, it seems so simple, but it comes very diverse choices, not only that, you also have to adjust the sheet provided in the bag.

You do your study by reading information from newspapers, internet, discussions with friends, sisters, parents as well. Then, you start to do a survey to complete electronic center in your town, hmm .. guaranteed deh .. Arriving there you can be sedated by a wide range of television appearance, plus the seduction of people who seemed never tired of the benefits of each product sell his wares. You can be sedated and finally pointed to a magic box, or the velocity of stars at the head of the encourages you to go home without any of the options box.

Maybe you chose the second, because you include people who do not want to buy something in a state of â € ™ is not aware Diria € ™. A day later, when you're walking toward the ATM machine near the compound, all of a sudden your eyes are fixed on a small shop next to the ATM, electronics stores. You also entered the store and see some of the television that is not lit with sparkling as in some magnificent yesterday electronics centers you visit. However, not until fifteen minutes, you've held out as a transaction bills accompanied by a smile of satisfaction.

This success story will get boisterous welcome your best friend, â €? Huu ... go with you all the way to the center of electronics, in addition to purchasing a house .. â €?

If there is not laughing, or rolled about abdominal pain, perhaps we need to see what the reaction also occurs in the self when taking humor.



Cognitive and Affective Reactions

Appreciation of humor is not purely a cognitive work but also required the involvement of affective processes in it. Cognitive element here refers to the understanding of humor with the ability to identify or detect a material disparity between humor and experiences that never happened before (humor comprehensive). On the other hand, the affective element refers to the unpleasant experience (emotional response) to the material such humor (humor appreciation).

Jokes, racing heart beats us up, body skin reacted, followed immediately by a positive affective reactions and strong (Goldstein, Harman, McGhee, & Karasik, 1975; Katz, 1993; McGhee, 1983 in Berry 2004). This explains why our bodies shaking, hot flushes, gasping and holding hands when they hear a funny story belly. All was neat and detailed cooperation of cognitive reactions to recognize a joke incarnated in a physical reaction, accompanied by unpleasant affection.



Laughing at jokes

What makes the incident could provoke laughter in a group of people but not at all in others?

The study demonstrated the ability to distinguish between funny and not funny visual stimuli related to the simple presence or absence of events including the concept. In addition, humor can also take a look into two types of verbal humor and non-verbal. They certainly are not the same appreciation, verbal humor related to the ability of abstraction and mental flexibility, while the non-verbal humor associated with visual attention.

Jokes that we hear in a conversation requires the ability to imagine and bring Imagi visual to produce a positive reaction is laughter or tingling. In the non-verbal humor, for example, reading comics or watching cartoons we require visual attention to the sensitivity of humor tickle ourselves.

There are still other things, the pattern of social relations that were influential to bypass differences in verbal humor stimuli and non-verbal. For example, a group of psychology students, most likely already familiar with the various terms with crispy often the subject of jokes, such as â € ™ proyeksiâ € ™, or â € ™ denialâ € ™.

When someone in the group told me about students who are considered so loved the new teacher in the eye when he sucks, then there celetukanâ €? Projection tuh, when you face lit up as well once a handsome teacher in the classroom ... , Â €? laughter greeted, but two other architect student who happened to be near them will wince and try harder to understand the meaning of the word â € ~ proyeksiâ € ™. Do the same as in a perspective projection that often they make?

Applies psychology students giggled when saw splashes of ink that spontaneously provoke humor ala Rosarch test, not an art student humor for example. Then the context also plays a role here.



Humor in Counseling

As with other forms of interaction in human life, counseling sessions were one form of interaction. Communication always requires â € ™ similarities bahasaâ € ™ to get connected. We know an ice breaking term, sebaai one crucial point in establishing rapport in the beginning lines of this session. Humor has been a spontaneous choice, not except for the counselor and the client itself.

Counselors need to look at and determine the exact conditions when it will slip or using humor in counseling sessions. The use of humor requires the measurement of the level of accuracy in time and sensitivity. Appropriate humor and positive it is not impossible to create great insight to the life and world of the client.

As a solver stiffness and tension that may be created at the beginning of counseling, ideally humor can relieve tension and give a positive progress in future interactions. Studies have shown that humor is a powerful instrument in counseling. Proper interpretation of the atmosphere or mood client (counseling) as well as the client's personality, an important consideration for counselors to issue a fresh joke-joke as supporting the success of counseling.

Humor is also a representation of the client communication and expression. Clients use humor as a communication tool to respond to the various aspects presented in the counseling process. Not infrequently the client to feel nervous or anxious when entering the counseling session, the humor becomes a barometer of the level of comfort and security to be gained from interaction with the counselor. Back, humor acts as a breaker of stiffness and tension is quite sensitive.



Encourage Creativity Humor

Humor and health has been much discussed and demonstrated, because the laugh meant to stretch the smooth muscles not only around the face but the entire body so that we become relaxed. Humor is also efficacious spur creativity, therefore it is highly recommended in classrooms and living rooms.

Approach to communication and interaction between parents and children, teachers and school children to encourage creativity and thinking skills, introducing the values, teach positive behavior and responsibility to the environment, instilling a sense of trust and confidence of children by introducing a mechanism to deal with sadness, disappointment, or grief (Lovorn, 2008).

Why? Due to appreciate the humor is not just laugh, it takes social sensitivity includes the moment, who and where we are at that time. Perhaps we ourselves will instantly feel amused menghadai a failure, but we need to think again when it finds a friend who was hit in an accident, not necessarily drug humor could be a disappointment. So, to introduce and familiarize the children's humor, as well as train many aspects as revealed in the research Lovorn above.

JK.Rowling in his â €? Harry Potterâ €? also offers a â € ™ terapiâ € ™ humor on his readers by creating a mantra â €? Ridiculusâ €? to eliminate the boggart, being a witch is always non-tangible difference depending on the fear that possessed witch. As Ron Weasley who are afraid of spiders, the boggart will reveal itself as a giant spider, cast a spell and imagine Ridiculus spiders (fear) to be / do something ridiculous, then there goes the fear (boggart) it.

Laugh at yourself fear, be a powerful antidote, that is to be conveyed.