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Chapter 12: Humor Therapy (Comic Relief) A smile is the shortest distance between two people. - Victor Borge Norman Cousins and humor therapy Anatomy of an Illness Is there a correlation between stress, particularly negative perceptions and emotions, and disease? The premise of humor therapy is that if negative thoughts can result in illness and disease, positive thoughts should enhance health. Types and senses of humor parody black satire irony slapstick dry comedy absurd/nonsense humor humor humor and puns sarcasm Theories of humor Superiority Theory Incongruity Theory Release/Relief Theory Divinity Theory Physiology of humor relaxes muscles reduces blood pressure increases ventilation massages internal organs promotes secretion of neuropeptides Physiology of humor Research investigating the psychoneuroimmunological effects of laughter have found that there is a strong relationship between good health and good humor. In essence, laughter helps restore physiological homeostasis. Steps to initiate humor therapy learn not to take yourself too seriously. find one humorous thing a day. work to improve your imagination and creativity. learn to hyperexaggerate when telling a story. Steps to initiate humor therapy build a humor library. find a host of varied humor venues. access your humor network. boost your self-esteem daily.