Deck 13: Humor Therapy Comic Relief

Question 1

Humor is best described as:

A) a feeling.
B) an emotion.
C) a perception.
D) a welcomed distraction.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

___________ officially put humor on the health care map as an effective coping technique for stress.

A) Groucho Marx
B) Patch Adams, MD
C) Lucille Ball
D) Norman Cousins

Answer 2

D

Question 3

All of the following are examples of inappropriate humor except:

A) racist humor.
B) sexist humor.
C) offensive humor.
D) ethnic humor.
E) None of these is correct.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Black humor is thought to be:

A) political humor.
B) ethnic humor.
C) racial humor.
D) morbid humor.

Question 5

Plato and Freud created these humor theories respectively.

A) Divinity theory and superiority theory

B) Divinity theory and release/relief theory

C) Superiority theory and incongruity theory

D) Superiority theory and release/relief theory
E) Divinity theory and incongruity theory

Question 6

From the works of Raymond Moody, this sense of humor style would be best to describe the act of an anonymous graffiti artist.

A) Life of the party sense of humor
B) Creative sense of humor
C) Good sport sense of humor
D) Conventional sense of humor

Question 7

This type of humor is thought to be best suited to reduce stress-related anger and help maintain a sense of psychic balance.

A) Self-parody
B) Puns and quick wit
C) Black humor
D) Irony

Question 8

This type of humor is thought to be the least suited to reduce stress and help maintain a sense of psychic balance.

A) Sarcasm
B) Self-parody
C) Irony
D) Black humor

Question 9

Comics Trevor Noah and Steven Colbert's late-night humor can best be described as:

A) black humor.
B) irony.
C) sarcasm.
D) satire.

Question 10

Although the popular television show Saturday Night Live uses many types of humor, they are best known for:

A) black humor.
B) irony.
C) sarcasm.
D) satire.

Question 11

Bugs Bunny and Road Runner cartoons often include this specific type of humor.

A) Sarcasm
B) Gallows humor
C) Bathroom humor
D) Slapstick humor

Question 12

Blonde jokes and Polish jokes would be best identified with this theory.

A) Release-relief theory
B) Divinity theory
C) Incongruity theory
D) Superiority theory

Question 13

This term describes a sense of humor that is shared with several people.

A) Good sport sense of humor
B) Creative sense of humor
C) Conventional sense of humor
D) Life of the party sense of humor

Question 14

All of the following suggestions are advocated as a means to boost one's sense of humor in the face of stress except:

A) don't take yourself too seriously (learn to laugh at yourself).
B) find one humorous thing a day.
C) make a tickler notebook of funny items.
D) perform at an open-mike comedy nightclub.

Question 15

Laughter Yoga is best described as:

A) an internal massage from laughter.
B) when someone farts during a Hatha Yoga class.
C) when someone farts in a classroom lecture.
D) a prolonged voluntary laughter.

Question 16

In Laughter Yoga Classes, the formal laughter is supposed to last about this long.

A) 20 mins
B) 40 mins
C) 60 mins
D) 120 mins

Question 17

According to a study published in Psychology Today, the average person laughs ______ times per day.

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20

Question 18

From research by Dr. William Fry, we know that laughter can produce the following short-term results.

A) Increase oxygen supply, increase white blood cell count, massage organs
B) Stabilize blood pressure, stimulate circulation, decrease muscular tension
C) Facilitate digestion, increase white blood cell count, stimulate circulation
D) Increase white blood cell count, stabilize blood pressure, massage organs

Question 19

This physician is known internationally as an advocate for humor therapy.

A) Patch Adams, MD
B) Larry Dosssey, MD
C) Richard Gerber, MD
D) Bernie Siegel, MD

Question 20

Norman Cousins put humor therapy on the national health care map as an effective coping technique.

Question 21

Laughter was not always looked upon with favor. At one time in history, laughter was thought to be the work of the devil.

Question 22

What makes humor complicated is that two people can laugh at the same joke for entirely different reasons.

Question 23

For humor to exist, there must be these three things: humorous stimulation, a perception of the stimulation, and an expression of humor.

Question 24

An example of absurd/nonsense humor is Gary Larson's cartoon strip, The Far Side or the Bizarrro comic strip.

Question 25

An oxymoron is an example of irony.

Question 26

Disney cartoons and James Bond movies share a common type of humor with the use of double entendres.

Question 27

Laughter Yoga had its initial beginnings in the Berkeley/San Francisco area during the 1960s as a demonstration against the Vietnam War.

Question 28

Split-brain research has shown that humor is a left brain function.

Question 29

The chemical composition of tears produced from laughter is the same as that produced by other methods (e.g., cutting onions).

Question 30

The healing aspect of the laughter response is thought to promote the release of various chemical messengers, which in turn strengthen the integrity of the immune system.

Question 31

Based on the theories of Gerber and Pert (Chapter 3: Stress and Disease), synthesize a theory about how Norman Cousins was "healed" with humor therapy through the psychology and physiology of comic relief.

Question 32

Please define the following terms or concepts in no more than two sentences, and give an example to support your definition.
A. Absurd/nonsense humor
B. Bathroom humor
C. Black humor
D. Bisociation
E. Conventional sense of humor
F. Creative sense of humor
G. Divinity theory
H. Double entendre
I. Dry humor/puns
J. Good sport sense of humor
K. Humor
L. Humor therapy
M. Incongruity theory
N. Life of the party sense of humor
O. Parody
P. Quick-witted humor
Q. Release/relief theory
R. Sarcasm
S. Satire
T. Senses of humor
U. Slapstick
V. Superiority theory
W. Tickler notebook
X. Laughter yoga
Y. Inappropriate humor

Question 33

Discuss how humor can be used as a coping technique for stress. Describe the four theories to explain why we laugh and smile, and the various types of humor in which laughter can be expressed. List several ways to incorporate humor into your life.

Question 34

Humor may be healing, but not all forms of humor reduce stress. Some can cause more stress. Please explain the concept of both inappropriate humor and sarcasm and why they are not conducive to reducing stress (in fact, they tend to cause stress). If you provide examples, be very careful.

Question 35

Based on the theories of Gerber and Pert (Chapter 4: Stress and Diseas e), synthesize a theory about how Norman Cousins was "healed" with humor therapy through the psychology and physiology of comic relief.

Question 36

Which theory would most likely explain the use of irony as a form of humor?

A) Divinity theory
B) Superiority theory
C) Incongruity theory
D) Release/relief theory

Question 37

From research by Dr. William Fry, we know that laughter can produce which short-term results?

A) Increase oxygen supply, increase white blood cell count, massage organs
B) Stabilize blood pressure, stimulate circulation, decrease muscular tension
C) Facilitate digestion, increase white blood cell count, stimulate circulation
D) Increase white blood cell count, stabilize blood pressure, massage organs

Question 38

What type of humor is thought to be best suited to reduce stress-related anger and help maintain a sense of psychic balance?

A) Self-parody
B) Puns and quick wit
C) Black humor
D) Irony

Question 39

What type of humor is thought to be the least suited to reduce stress and help maintain a sense of psychic balance?

A) Sarcasm
B) Self-parody
C) Irony
D) Black humor

Question 40

The late-night humor of comics Trevor Noah and Stephen Colbert can best be described as:

A) black humor.
B) irony.
C) sarcasm.
D) satire.

Question 41

Although the popular television show Saturday Night Live uses many types of humor, it is best known for:

A) black humor.
B) irony.
C) sarcasm.
D) satire.

Question 42

Bugs Bunny and Road Runner cartoons often include which specific type of humor?

A) Sarcasm
B) Gallows humor
C) Bathroom humor
D) Slapstick humor

Question 43

Laughter yoga is best described as:

A) an internal massage from laughter.
B) when someone farts during a Hatha yoga class.
C) when someone farts in a classroom lecture.
D) a prolonged voluntary laughter.

Question 44

Laughter yoga originated in Australia by the indigenous culture before colonization.

Question 45

Inappropriate humor is permissible when not in a professional workplace setting.

Question 46

The superiority theory of humor dates back to the American Civil War period through the humor of Abraham Lincoln.

Question 47

Self-deprecating humor is thought to be one of the best ways to cope with personal stress.