>>>>>> That is a real crime.
>>>> So much repressed sexuality in your posts.
>>>> Go get some meds, talk to a shrink. You need to find peace.
>> Get laid, get a doctor, get some meds.
>> Your self esteem needs it.
>
> Hey you owe me a new keyboard!!!!!!!!!
>
> My sex life is very good, thank you for caring :) The only Doctor that
> I'm going to be getting is you! get some meds? ALRIGHT!
>
> Thank you for cheering me up doc! I really need it!
>
> Laughter Is The Best Medicine
>
>
URL:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080124200913.htm
> ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2008) — Laughter is the best medicine. We’ve
> heard the expression time and again. For decades, researchers have
> explored how humor helps patients relieve stress and heal. Melissa B.
> Wanzer, EdD, professor of communication studies at Canisius College in
> Buffalo, NY, has taken it one step further, with her research on how
> humor helps medical professionals cope with their difficult jobs. She
> also looked at how humor affects the elderly and how it can increase
> communication in the workplace and in the classroom.
>
> She wondered, how do health care providers care for terminally ill
> people and manage to come back to work each day? So she asked them, in
> large-scale studies. Their answer? Humor. Wanzer has found humor to be
> beneficial in other areas as well.
>
> “If employees view their managers as humor-oriented, they also view
> them as more effective,” notes Wanzer. “Employees also reported higher
> job satisfaction when they worked for someone who was more humor-
> oriented and used humor effectively and appropriately.” Wanzer and her
> colleagues found that humor is an effective way to cope with on-the-
> job stress – again, when used appropriately.
>
> Wanzer also recently collaborated on research that found aging adults
> who used humor more frequently reported greater coping efficacy, which
> led to greater life satisfaction. This was the third study she
> conducted, with three different populations, where the conclusion was
> the same.
>
> But what if you don’t consider yourself to be particularly funny?
> Wanzer says that while you can’t change your personality, you can find
> ways to integrate humor into your day-to-day life and change your
> communication patterns.
>
> “Self-disparaging humor, making fun of oneself, is a very effective
> form of humor communication, as long as it is not done excessively,”
> says Wanzer, who adds that telling jokes is just a small portion of
> humor communication.
>
> “I also tell people to use what is around them; ‘props can be humorous
> too, so long as they are used appropriately and are not perceived as
> distracting.”
>
> Wanzer teaches a course in “Constructive Uses of Humor,” at Canisius
> College, which always fills to capacity. Students are required to
> prepare and perform a stand-up routine in front of the class. But the
> class is not all fun and games. Students read through journal articles
> and interpret factual studies on humor. One such case involves
> Southwest Airlines’ strategic effort to integrate humor into the
> workplace, in order to create a positive environment for employees and
> customers.
>
> Wanzer’s research also shows that students report learning more from
> teachers who use humor effectively.
>
> “Regardless of the content, humor seems to be beneficial and
> productive,” says Wanzer about the importance of the constructive uses
> of humor. “It helps to get the point across in about in almost any
> situation.”
>
> Wanzer’s findings have been published in multiple journals, including
> Communication Quarterly, Communication Research Reports, Communication
> Education, Health Communication and Journal of Health Communication.
>
> Adapted from materials provided by Canisius College, via Newswise.
