The Psychology of Humor

Informationen zum Autor Dr. Rod Martin completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1984. He subsequently worked as a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario until his retirement in July, 2016, and is now a Professor Emeritus. While at Western, he served as Director of the Clinical Psychology Program for many years. A major focus of his research has been on the psychology of humor, particularly as it relates to psychological health and well-being. He has also conducted research on depression, Type A personality, and the effects of stress on immunity. He has authored more than 100 scholarly journal articles, books, and book chapters, including The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach. He has developed several tests for measuring aspects of the sense of humor, which have been translated into numerous languages and have been used by researchers around the world. He has presented his research at conferences in numerous countries, and his research has been featured in national and international newspaper and magazine articles and radio and television programs. He has served as President and as a board member of the International Society for Humor Studies and for many years was a member of the editorial board of Humor: International Journal of Humor Research. He and his wife have three adult children and eight grandchildren. Klappentext Research on humor is carried out in a number of areas in psychology, including the cognitive (What makes something funny?), developmental (when do we develop a sense of humor?), and social (how is humor used in social interactions?) Although there is enough interest in the area to have spawned several societies, the literature is dispersed in a number of primary journals, with little in the way of integration of the material into a book. Dr. Martin is one of the best known researchers in the area, and his research goes across subdisciplines in psychology to be of wide appeal. This is a singly authored monograph that provides in one source, a summary of information researchers might wish to know about research into the psychology of humor. The material is scholarly, but the presentation of the material is suitable for people unfamiliar with the subject-making the book suitable for use for advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses on the psychology of humor-which have not had a textbook source. Covers theories and early researchAddresses the cognitive, developmental, and social aspects of humor*Discusses the effects of humor on mental and physical health Zusammenfassung Provides a summary of information about research into the psychology of humor. This book includes brain imaging studies! evolutionary models! and animal research. It draws on contributions from sociology! linguistics! neuroscience! and anthropology. It also explores applications of humor in psychotherapy! education! and the workplace. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction to the Psychology of Humor Chapter 2: Theories and Early Research I: Psychoanalytic and Superiority Theories Chapter 3: Theories and Early Research II: Arousal, Incongruity, and Reversal Theories Chapter 4: The Cognitive Psychology of Humor Chapter 5: The Social Psychology of Humor Chapter 6: The Psychobiology of Humor and Laughter Chapter 7: Personality Approaches to the Sense of Humor Chapter 8: The Developmental Psychology of Humor Chapter 9: Humor and Mental Health Chapter 10: Humor and Physical Health Chapter 11: Applications of Humor in Psychotherapy, Education, and the Workplace References SUBJECT INDEX AUTHOR INDEX ...

Autorentext
Dr. Rod Martin completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 1984. He subsequently worked as a professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Western Ontario until his retirement in July, 2016, and is now a Professor Emeritus. While at Western, he served as Director of the Clinical Psychology Program for many years. A major focus of his research has been on the psychology of humor, particularly as it relates to psychological health and well-being. He has also conducted research on depression, Type A personality, and the effects of stress on immunity. He has authored more than 100 scholarly journal articles, books, and book chapters, including The Psychology of Humor: An Integrative Approach. He has developed several tests for measuring aspects of the sense of humor, which have been translated into numerous languages and have been used by researchers around the world. He has presented his research at conferences in numerous countries, and his research has been featured in national and international newspaper and magazine articles and radio and television programs. He has served as President and as a board member of the International Society for Humor Studies and for many years was a member of the editorial board of Humor: International Journal of Humor Research. He and his wife have three adult children and eight grandchildren.

Klappentext

Research on humor is carried out in a number of areas in psychology, including the cognitive (What makes something funny?), developmental (when do we develop a sense of humor?), and social (how is humor used in social interactions?) Although there is enough interest in the area to have spawned several societies, the literature is dispersed in a number of primary journals, with little in the way of integration of the material into a book.
Dr. Martin is one of the best known researchers in the area, and his research goes across subdisciplines in psychology to be of wide appeal. This is a singly authored monograph that provides in one source, a summary of information researchers might wish to know about research into the psychology of humor. The material is scholarly, but the presentation of the material is suitable for people unfamiliar with the subject-making the book suitable for use for advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses on the psychology of humor-which have not had a textbook source.
Covers theories and early research
Addresses the cognitive, developmental, and social aspects of humor
*Discusses the effects of humor on mental and physical health

Zusammenfassung
Provides a summary of information about research into the psychology of humor. This book includes brain imaging studies, evolutionary models, and animal research. It draws on contributions from sociology, linguistics, neuroscience, and anthropology. It also explores applications of humor in psychotherapy, education, and the workplace.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Psychology of Humor

Chapter 2: Theories and Early Research I: Psychoanalytic and Superiority Theories

Chapter 3: Theories and Early Research II: Arousal, Incongruity, and Reversal Theories

Chapter 4: The Cognitive Psychology of Humor

Chapter 5: The Social Psychology of Humor

Chapter 6: The Psychobiology of Humor and Laughter

Chapter 7: Personality Approaches to the Sense of Humor

Chapter 8: The Developmental Psychology of Humor

Chapter 9: Humor and Mental Health

Chapter 10: Humor and Physical Health

Chapter 11: Applications of Humor in Psychotherapy, Education, and the Workplace

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