Laughter - Psychology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Laugh yourself into a healthier person: a cross cultural analysis of the effects of varying levels of laughter on health.

26 Jul 2009 This cross-cultural study explored along with various personality factors the relationship between laughter and disease prevalence. Previous studies have only determined the effect of laughter on various health dimensions, whereas, this study ... Read more...

Adults' autonomic and subjective emotional responses to infant vocalizations: the role of secure base script knowledge.

29 Apr 2009 This article examines the extent to which secure base script knowledge-as reflected in an adult's ability to generate narratives in which attachment-related threats are recognized, competent help is provided, and the problem is resolved-is ... Read more...

Laughter and communicative engagement in interaction.

12 Jan 2009 We examined if and how laughter functioned communicatively as an indicator of engagement in group interactions involving adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Engagement refers to the intensity and manner of interpersonal involvement displayed ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Laughter - Psychology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Laugh yourself into a healthier person: a cross cultural analysis of the effects of varying levels of laughter on health. 26 Jul 2009
• Adults' autonomic and subjective emotional responses to infant vocalizations: the role of secure base script knowledge. 29 Apr 2009
• Laughter and communicative engagement in interaction. 12 Jan 2009
• Engagement in group therapy for aphasia. 12 Jan 2009
• "Cajoling" as a means of engagement in the dysphagia clinic. 12 Jan 2009
• Preface. Engagement in clinical practice. 12 Jan 2009
• Laughter and war in Berlin. 30 Dec 2008
• Take time for laughter. 30 Dec 2008
• [Surprise me!--humour as a biological phenomenon II] 13 Dec 2008
• [The comfort of a pleasant discomfort. Humour as a biological phenomenon I] 13 Dec 2008
• [Is it possible to measure the effect of hospital clowns?] 13 Dec 2008
• Treatable fluctuating mental impairment in a patient with Bardet-Biedl syndrome. 17 Oct 2008
• Fish story. 30 Aug 2008
• Pathological laughter in a patient with multiple sclerosis. 30 Jul 2008
• [Spasmodic laughter syncope. An unusual complication of pseudobulbar palsy] 24 Jun 2008
• Smile therapy. 30 May 2008
• Kinematic analysis of facial behaviour in patients with schizophrenia under emotional stimulation by films with "Mr. Bean". 30 Mar 2008
• Management of pathologic laughter and crying in patients with locked-in syndrome: a report of 4 cases. 30 Mar 2008
• The purpose and function of humour in health, health care and nursing: a narrative review. 28 Feb 2008
• Laughter, communication problems and dementia. 30 Dec 2007

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Technical information about 'Laughter'

Definition: An involuntary expression of merriment and pleasure; it includes the patterned motor responses as well as the inarticulate vocalization.

Descriptor UI: D007845

Alternative terms: Laughter; Laughters;

Related Mesh Headings: Wit and Humor as Topic; Laughter Therapy;

Allowable Qualifiers: physiology; psychology;

Tree Number: F01.145.209.530.614; F01.470.693;