Why Don't Psychotherapists Laugh?

Name: Why Don't Psychotherapists Laugh?
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Why Don't Psychotherapists Laugh?Enjoyment and the Consulting Room\nAuthor(s): Ann Shearer\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138899605, 978-1138899605\nSynopsis\nThe capacity for humour is one of life's blessings. So why is it so lacking in the theory and even the practice of analysis and therapy? Why Dont Psychotherapists Laugh? is the first book of its kind about a neglected and even taboo topic: the place of enjoyment and good humour in psychotherapy. \n\nWhy Dont Psychotherapists Laugh? traces the development of professional psychotherapy and its almost exclusive focus on life's tragedies. This may naturally suit some practitioners; others may learn that a proper therapeutic persona is serious, even solemn. But what are they and their clients missing? Ann Shearer draws on ideas about humour and its functions from antiquity to contemporary stand-up comedy and beyond, to explore how it works in both mind and bod.