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The efficacy of humor within psychotherapy.

紀錄類型:	書目-語言資料,手稿 : Monograph/item
正題名/作者:	The efficacy of humor within psychotherapy./
作者:	LiButti, Daniel Joseph.
面頁冊數:	1 online resource (48 pages)
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-08(E), Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International75-08B(E).
標題:	Clinical psychology. -
電子資源:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9781303883064

The efficacy of humor within psychotherapy.
LiButti, Daniel Joseph.

The efficacy of humor within psychotherapy. - 1 online resource (48 pages)

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 75-08(E), Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Gannon University, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references

Whether there is scientific evidence valuing the use of humor in therapy has been a question nagging the psychological community for many years. Humor has been used by counselors for many therapeutic endeavors including assessment, career counseling, and school counseling. Despite this, the problem remains that there has been little empirical research on the specific benefits of humor in psychotherapy (Ventis, Higbee, & Murdock, 2001). Prominent psychologists such as Freud, Frankl, and Ellis have recognized the therapeutic benefits to be derived from using humor within the counseling relationship (Saper, 1987). The therapeutic value of humor in counseling includes strengthening rapport between client and therapist, offering to a client a less painful perspective of a painful experience, adding to a client's social repertoire, and providing a stress control method (Goldin & Bordan, 1999). The use of humor in psychotherapy has been longstanding and is seemingly growing stronger, even though most of these salubrious claims remain essentially untested empirically (Franzini, 2001). Franzini (2001) notes that since it seems indisputable that humor techniques are already being applied, sometimes inappropriately and perhaps harmfully, it is crucial to seek data on their effectiveness. This position underscores the rationale for the importance of this study. The main purpose of this study is to present a quantitative examination of the usefulness of humor as experienced within psychotherapy by clients in a psychological services clinic. This research addresses two main questions: Does the working alliance become stronger the more the therapist uses humor? And, Does the use of humor in therapy lead to reduced symptom distress levels in clients?

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9781303883064Subjects--Topical Terms:

649607
Clinical psychology.
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Electronic books.

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