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“JEST FOR THE FUN OF IT!”

HUMOR AND HEALTH. “JEST FOR THE FUN OF IT!”. “JUST ONE LETTER SEPARATES THE CO S MIC FROM THE COMIC.”. RICHARD CORLISS. LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU. WHINE AND YOU WHINE ALONE!. THIS IS A LESSON OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF HUMOR PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY . .

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“JEST FOR THE FUN OF IT!”

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  1. HUMOR AND HEALTH “JEST FOR THE FUN OF IT!”

  2. “JUST ONE LETTER SEPARATES THE COSMIC FROM THE COMIC.” RICHARD CORLISS

  3. LAUGH AND THE WORLD LAUGHS WITH YOU. WHINE AND YOU WHINE ALONE!

  4. THIS IS A LESSON OF THE RELATIONSHIP OF HUMOR PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY.

  5. Positive Thinking, Faster RecoveryABCNEWS.com “…. how you go through your life with the grit and determination to make it through, that you do have control over and that makes a difference.“ 16 studies that looked at patients' attitudes toward health. Patients who were scared or pessimistic about their recovery did not recover as quickly as the optimists or as well. "Less pain [after surgery] was directly associated with better expectations, positive expectations."

  6. “ ….10 seconds of a good belly laugh is as good for your heart as exercising for 3 minutes on a rowing machine.” “….triggers certain chemicals that cause the immune system to kick in. These same chemicals decrease under stress.” “Your pulse and heart rate rise slightly when your laugh. But after laughing, they decrease to below normal, causing a feeling of relaxation which can last up to 45 minutes after laughing.” “Taking Care, Health Forums ‘Laugh Your Way to Better Health’ “ April 1997 Cover Story

  7. MUSCLE RELAXATION REDUCES STRESS AND STRESS HORMONES BOOSTS IMMUNITY CARDIAC EXERCISE REDUCES BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASES RESPIRATION RELIEVES PAIN DECREASES ANXIETY STABILIZES MOOD RESTS THE BRAIN ENHANCES COMMUNICATION INSPIRES CREATIVITY MAINTAINS HIPE BOLSTERS MORALE “Benefits of Therapeutic Laughter & Humor” The FUNdamentals of Humor, Laughter and Play in Education, Otter Creek Institute

  8. Kenneth Wesson: “Any learning begins with the emotional. This engages students and opens up the amygdala.” Attitude, engaging lessons, ambient things.

  9. A good laugh is often called stationery exercise for endorphins are released giving you a feeling of well being! • Depression causes a person to lead a more sedentary life, therefore, the body does not operate efficiently. Lack of exercise, poor eating habits and a lack of focus and direction can eventually lead to your metabolism slowing down. • A slower metabolism means that your body is not getting food and nutrients to all the various cells, organs, tissues and muscles as efficiently. LAUGHTER MEDICINE

  10. “ Our clowns are trained in one-child bedside clowning. We empower the child by offering choices, providing relief from the hospital environment which often removes all of the child's sense of personal empowerment and control. We display respect for the child by offering the choice of a clown visit, by listening, and by letting the child lead us in our play. We use improvisational clowning, a skill we have developed through our professional training and years of experience.” Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe (Boston)

  11. Let’s watch the segment which takes place within the hospital room and see what happens as the doctor, turned clown, does his humorous thing.

  12. HATS, NOSES, GLASSES

  13. HUMOR AND INTERACTIONS: A. Turn to your table partner and make a funny remark about how they look in their hat, nose or glasses.

  14. HUMOR AND INTERACTIONS: B. NOW, TURN TO YOUR TABLE PARTNER AND SHARE ONE OR TWO FUNNY STORIES THAT HAPPENED TO YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW.

  15. C. • It takes 17 muscles to smile and 43 muscles to frown. • Have your partner hold a smile, then have them frown for a few seconds. • Can you actually observe the difference in complexity? When you smile you also release endorphins or hormones that create an internal calmness and happy feelings. And when you “whine, are angry, are upset, depressed, and so on you also release several type of hormones which induce negative physiology.

  16. D. Tongue twisters are a fun way to induce laughter. Don’t we all laugh from time to time when we trip up to cover our embarrassment? Try these – OUT LOUD!

  17. The sixth sick sheikh’s sixth sheep’s sick.

  18. INSPIRED BY MARY ANNING, FAMOUS FOSSIL COLLECTOR ON THE COAST OF ENGLAND. SHE SELLS SEA-SHELLS ON THE SEA-SHORE.THE SHELLS SHE SELLS ARE SEA-SHELLS, I'M SURE.FOR IF SHE SELLS SEA-SHELLS ON THE SEA-SHORETHEN I'M SURE SHE SELLS SEA-SHORE SHELLS.

  19. SAY 3 TIMES FAST! TOY BOAT, TOY BOAT, TOY BOAT!

  20. If two witches were watching two watches, which witch would watch which watch?

  21. Say this 3 times fast! Shiny shoe section, Shiny shoe section, Shiny shoe section.

  22. Betty Botter bought a bit of butter.The butter Betty Botter bought was a bit bitterAnd made her batter bitter.But a bit of better butterMakes better batter.So Betty Botter bought a bit of better butter,Making Betty Botter's bitter batter better.

  23. E. Researchers who study smiling are called gelotologists. They are the ones who come up with such discoveries as the fact that humans can instinctively differentiate between smiles that are "felt", and those that are just a social convention. According to them, the real smile is in the eyes.Trade a false smile with your table partner, now give a genuine smile! Look closely at the eyes!

  24. Young people tend to smile more easily and openly than older people, and of all smilers, more are women than men. In fact, studies have shown that American males with high testosterone levels smile the least of all. When you see something pleasing, beautiful, or humorous, most people will smile spontaneously. That's not because you have been taught to respond that way through life experience, either. Babies are actually born with the emotional fabric to smile when feeling pleasurable.

  25. Discovered some years ago by a scientist Candace Pert, endorphins are very powerful drugs….they are much better at pain relief than anything we can synthetically manufacture. A simple smiley face can release endorphins.

  26. Types of jokes. There is a gender difference between how males and females relate to humor? FEMALE: • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUcIeiaIQrs • Males tend to enjoy physical humor: i.e. slapstick, gross out stuff, and lots of “destroying” things and if they feel they are smarter than the “hero” i.e. Dumb and Dumber.

  27. Females like a play on words humor, which also include relationship issues, women issues, successful after adversity, and no harm done to living things or vehicles.

  28. The movie appeals to both males and females because it is both physical and contains many female-based issues which interest women. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgv9tX7BE44

  29. Let’s see which of the table partners can best guess how many times young children laugh vs how many times adults laugh on average. G. My happiness inventory With your partner, discuss: • How do you maintain a positive attitude? • When are you the happiest? • What do you find funny?

  30. Read articles: • In Search of Happiness • Current Health, 9/03 Sad Brain, Happy Brain Newsweek, 9/22/08

  31. “EACH DAY IS A GIFT, THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE PRESENT!”

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