Recent evidence indicates that humor is an important aspect of a person's health, and studies have shown that increased levels of humor help with stress, pain tolerance, and overall patient health outcomes. Still, many healthcare providers are hesitant to use humor in their practice for fear of offense or failure. Understanding more of how and why humor works as well as some of the issues related to real-world examples is essential to help practitioners be more successful in their use and understanding of humor in medical care. Through case studies and real-world applications of therapeutic humor, the field can be better understood and advanced for best practices and uses of this type of therapy. With this growing area of interest, research on humor in a patient care setting must be discussed. Cases on Applied and Therapeutic Humor focuses on humor in medical care and will discuss issues in humor research, assessment of the effectiveness of humor in medical settings, and examples of medical care in specific health settings. The chapters will explore how propriety, effectiveness, perception, and cultural variables play a role in using humor as therapy and will also provide practical case studies from medical/healthcare professionals in which they personally employed humor in medical practice. This book is ideal for medical students, therapists, researchers interested in health, humor, and medical care; healthcare professionals; humor researchers; along with practitioners, academicians, and students looking for a deeper understanding of the role humor can play as well as guidance as to the effective and meaningful use of humor in medical/healthcare settings.
Michael K. Cundall, Jr. Ph.D., Associate Professor of Philosophy. He has been researching humor for nearly two decades and published on topics ranging from the cognition of humor, racist and ethnic humor, and humor in the workplace. His company, Mirth Management (www.mirthmanagement.co) works with organizations to improve morale, engagement, using humor to empower people to be more creative and engaged in their work. When not teaching or doing research, he can be found woodworking, or doing some less than ready for primetime comedy routines. Stephanie Kelly , Ph.D., Associate Professor of Communication. She is a presence scholar, meaning she studies the nebulous things that happen in people’s minds between a message being sent and received. This means her work spans contexts, but she usually researches interactions that take place in instruction, business, or health. Outside of research, she spends a lot of time reading things that have no contribution to her research whatsoever, preferably with a good monster, vampire, or fae character.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag |
25.6.2021
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| Reihe/Serie |
Advances in Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care
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| Verlagsort |
Hershey |
| Sprache |
englisch |
| Maße |
216 x 279 mm |
| Themenwelt
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Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete |
| ISBN-10 |
1-6684-1888-6 / 1668418886 |
| ISBN-13 |
978-1-6684-1888-8 / 9781668418888 |
| Zustand |
Neuware |
