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Psychology of Laughter in a Structural-Dialectical Approach
Культурно-историческая психология, 2023 The article is devoted to the discussion of the psychology of laughter from the perspective of its functional purpose in culture. Addressing the topic of laughter is needed to describe its counterintuitive nature, consisting of dialectical ...
N.E. Veraksa +2 more
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Virginia Stephen (Woolf) et le rire comme horizon
Études Britanniques Contemporaines, 2011 It is quite unusual to connect Virginia Woolf with laughter. However, in 1905, Virginia Stephen published in The Guardian an essay called ‘The Value of Laughter’. Laughter is what the young essayist calls for.
Christine Reynier
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From positive psychology to positive biology: laughter and longevity
Exploration of Medicine, 2023 Gelotology (the study of laughter) has it seems mainly evaded the attention of longevity scientists, positive biologists, and geroscientists. However, the potential of laughter to result in immediate improved affect, increase overall well-being, reduce ...
Freda Gonot-Schoupinsky
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Effect of Laughter Therapy on the Psychological and Physiological State of a Person
PsichologijaThe study of laughter therapy can help people better understand how laughter can reduce stress, boost mood, and improve the immune system and overall physical condition, so this topic is quite relevant and necessary in the modern world. The influence of
Liana Spytska
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Autistic adults perceive and experience laughter differently to non-autistic adults
Scientific ReportsHuman interaction is immersed in laughter; though genuine and posed laughter are acoustically distinct, they are both crucial socio-emotional signals.
Ceci Q. Cai +4 more
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Philosophical perspectives on humour and laughter [PDF]
, 1991 This dissertation looks at some of the most important theories of humour and laughter, and aims to consider how successful or otherwise those theories have been in explaining these complex phenomena.
Lippitt, John
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Health benefits of laughter and humor - Does simulated laughter have health benefits? [PDF]
Summary Laughter and smiling are characteristic human behaviors that may have health benefits. Laughter is deeply connected to human emotions, and also serves various social functions.
Keiko SAKAI +8 more
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American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.Abstract In Canada, precarious migration is largely invisibilized. Nonetheless, b/ordering greatly affects people's realities by limiting access to social rights. In Quebec, migrants with precarious status (MPS) do not have access to healthcare, although Quebec has a “universal” healthcare coverage.
Émilie Pigeon‐Gagné +3 more
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The Diagnosis That Arrived Decades Late: Living Without and Then With Myhre Syndrome
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (MIM #139210) is a rare multisystem disorder first described in 1981, characterized by short stature, neurodevelopmental delay, joint contractures, and cardiopulmonary complications. Its molecular basis, recurrent pathogenic variants in SMAD4, was not discovered until 2011. This narrative is based on a review of medical records,
Abdallah F. Elias
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Foucault, Laughter, and Gendered Normalization
Foucault Studies, 2015 Thus far, little attention has been paid by Foucauldian scholars to the role of laughter in our subjectivation and normalization, nor to the possible roles of laughter practices in political resistance.
Emily R. Douglas
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