Humor Therapy

8. There are this many major theories of humor.
10. Understanding the humor and logic behind a joke.
11. Self-______ is the best type of humor in reducing stress.
15. Sense of humor that one might be too shy to share.
17. Blatantly rude or offensive humor.
19. Commonly found in cartoons when both parents and kids laugh but for different reasons.
21. Sense of humor where someone can take a joke.
23. Theory in which people mock and ridicule at the misfortunes of others.
24. There are this many types of humor.
25. Type of humor that is vulgar, found in shows like South Park.
26. Group laughter that is prolonged and voluntary.
27. Examples of this aggression-based humor include getting pied or slipping on a banana peel.
28. Type of humor that jokes about death.
29. The way an individual uses humor in their own life.

1. Release theory is also called...
2. Theory that humor is a gift from God.
3. Can bring humor to a depressive situation.
4. Theory that people laugh because they don't understand the joke.
5. Written, dramatized form of parody that can mock something or someone.
6. A perception of being silly or laughable; also considered a defense mechanism.
7. A coping technique that uses comic relief to focus on more positive aspects.
9. Sense of humor that is mutual.
12. Unrealistic humor that seems ridiculous.
13. Sense of humor where one person provides laughable moments.
14. Absurd humor is also called...
16. Theory that laughter is letting go of nervous energy or sexual tension.
18. Type of humor when the opposite of what is expected happens.
20. Author of Anatomy of an Illness (1976) and used humor to help heal himself from illness.
22. Type of humor that is witty, or puns.
27. Type of humor considered to be an attempt at verbal revenge, induces stress rather than decreases.