Doct. diss.--Philology--Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 1988.

No description available.

Sert de base à: Diss.--Graduate faculty of political and social science of the new school for social research--New York. / Bibliogr. p. 218-224.

Texte remanié de: Ph. D.--Berkeley--University of California. / Contient des textes en grec. En appendice, choix de documents. Bibliogr. p. 197-201. Index.

Texte remanié de: Diss.--Gesellschaftswissenschaften--Berlin, D.D.R. 1977. / Bibliogr. p. 360-376. Index.

No abstract available / Dissertation (MA (Practical Theology))--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Practical Theology / unrestricted

Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Master of Arts in Counselling Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Arts at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2011. / A convenience sample of 10 HIV-positive lay counsellors from Africa International Research Centre, Mtubatuba, Zululand, participated in the study of humour therapy evaluation. Humour therapy was used as an intervention strategy, which took place in a group format. Three humour therapy sessions were conducted per week over a period of two weeks. Beck’s Anxiety Inventory was the chosen standardized instrument used to pre- and post-test anxiety levels of the participants. Individual interviews were also used to evaluate participants’ perceptions of humour therapy (pre- and post-intervention). Ninety percent of the participants found humour therapy to be effective, with the exception of one participant who on pre- and post-assessment had equal measurements, indicating no improvement or negative effects. A self-help tool was given to participants to utilize for a period of three months following the humour therapy intervention. Three of the ten participants chose not to use the self-help tool. Out of the seven participants who did make use of the tool, five found it helpful (maintained decreased anxiety levels), while two did not find it useful.

Texte remanié de: Thèse de doctorat--Histoire de l'art contemporain--Paris 10, 2006. / Bibliogr. p. 499-540.

This thesis explores the long-standing debate in the field of psychotherapy around the use of humour in psychotherapy and the shift from outcome to process research in psychotherapy research. In line with the social constructionist framework of this study, the researcher’s position is outlined. The literature review describes the link between language and the construction of both the therapeutic relationship and humour. The functions of humour in psychotherapy are outlined, and the contribution that Conversation Analysis (CA) can make in this evolution. CA, with its focus on the social action of talk, is employed on three audio-tapes of psychotherapy within this research to identify the resources drawn upon by interactants, and to examine the sequential environments in which humour arises and the responses to humorous utterances. Linguistic devices used to create humour included hyperbole, irony in conveying contrasting incongruent frames of reference, repetition, empathic self-disclosure, sarcasm, facetiousness, normalising statements, humorous impersonation and anthropomorphic personification. Humour emerged in the sequential environment of repeating and elaborating on diverging viewpoints outside of therapy. Humour in the context of persuasion and resistance functioned to dismantle client resistance and contrast their competing perspectives. Humour made in the context of uncertainty exaggerated pre-existing conversational disruption, allowing a move into repair. Humour was used to contrast new and old ways of viewing situations in the process of therapeutic change. Therapists used humour strategically to move into therapeutic tasks such as formulation, reinterpretation, lexical substitution, invitation to express emotion, praise for following an intervention and empathy. Results are discussed in relation to humour's potential place in pertinent areas of therapy such as the therapeutic relationship, empathy and emotional connectedness, unconditional positive regard, congruence, resistance, uncertainty and change. Clinical implications are summarised drawing on these concepts. Strengths and limitations of the project are outlined, future research suggested and reflections by the researcher conclude this thesis.

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