LAUGHOLOGY: IMPROVE YOUR LIFE WITH THE SCIENCE OF LAUGHTER

Book ID/图书代码： 03480512B57957

English Summary/英文概要： A practical guide to using laughter and humour as a thinking skill to make you feel better and enable you to communicate more effectively. This book explains simple techniques that will improve the reader’s ability to gain a more positive perspective in difficult situations and increase his or her happiness through adopting the techniques from the Laughology model.

The key subjects covered are:
What is laughter? What is humour?
The psychological connection
What makes us laugh and how to find your humour trigger
Your inner child - the natural comedian
Appropriate humour and laughter
The SMILE strategy
How to find and sustain your giggle.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 【起笑學】
曾與《心靈點滴》故事主角Dr Patch Adams共事，英國幽默心理學權威Stephanie Davies專精幽默如何增進健康及溝通技巧的研究，10年多來四處推廣幽默的好處。於此書中說明如何將幽默化為簡單的思考技巧，不僅變的更快樂，還能增進溝通能力，在逆境中維持正面思考！

《起笑學內容提要》
- 笑的定義是什麼? 幽默的定義是什麼?
- 笑與心理的關聯
- 哪些點會成為笑點？喚醒妳的幽默潛能
- 妳的內心小孩就是妳天生的喜感
- 符合天時地利人和的幽默和笑聲
- 發笑的策略
- 妳的笑點是什麼？如何維續這種快樂的感覺？

Contents

Part One: Story, Context, Science, Practical
Application, Points to Remember
Chapter 1 What is Laughter?
Chapter 2 Your Laughter Triggers
Chapter 3 Happy People
Chapter 4 The Power of Laughter
Chapter 5 What is Humour?
Chapter 6 The Mechanics of Humour
Chapter 7 Young at Heart
Chapter 8 Improve your Life with Laughology
Part Two: Laughology – Your Humour Toolkit: flip
Chapter 9 Your Humour Toolkit: F is for Focus
Chapter 10 Your Humour Toolkit: L is for Language
Chapter 11 Your Humour Toolkit: I is for Imagination
Chapter 12 Your Humour Toolkit: P is for Pattern Breaking
Part three: Five Steps of SMILE
Chapter 13 The Power of a SMILE
(Eva)

Awards/获奖情况：Well written and funny . . . Stephanie Davies has created a toolkit for helping us positively reframe our daily lives and for putting laughter at the heart of who we are. --Dr David Perrin, Centre for Work Related Studies, University of Chester

Laughology is a wonderful idea and gives people the tools to live life to the full by linking humour, emotion, psychology and health. --Professor Richard Wiseman, University of Hertfordshire, author of 59 Seconds

You d have to be agelastic, or even misogelastic, to keep a straight face through this playful and practical guide. --Dr Jon Sutton, chartered psychologist and managing editor of The Psychologist

Laughology is a wonderful idea and gives people the tools to live life to the full by linking humour, emotion, psychology and health. --Professor Richard Wiseman, University of Hertfordshire, author of 59 Seconds

You d have to be agelastic, or even misogelastic, to keep a straight face through this playful and practical guide. --Dr Jon Sutton, chartered psychologist and managing editor of The Psychologist

About the Author/作者介绍： Stephanie Davies is recognised as one of the UK’s leading voices in the psychology of laughter and humour. She has over ten years’ experience of developing interventions that have been applied in a wide variety of settings dealing with complex public and mental health issues and building teams in high profile organisations. She is an award-winning stand up comedian who has worked with world-renowned Dr Patch Adams exploring the relationship between health, humour, community and the arts.

Format:电子手稿

Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：SOLD(非我们代理）

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