Humor and Psychology

When humor becomes avoidance: using jokes to deflect rather than process

There is a moment in therapy that nearly every clinician recognizes. The client has been edging toward something painful—a memory,

This book has spent many chapters making the case that humor is good for you. And the evidence is real:

“Heard joke once: Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed. Says life seems harsh and cruel. Says he feels all

Your heart pounds. Your palms sweat. Your mind races through catastrophic scenarios. You’re about to give a presentation, or meet

In 1942, Sigmund Freud’s former patient and fellow psychoanalyst Theodor Reik escaped Nazi-occupied Europe and made his way to New

Humor is one of the most mysterious and fascinating features of the human mind. We can explain a joke, study

The engine of belief Belief is not simply what we think. It’s how we see. It’s the unseen lens through