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Therapeutic Humor with the Elderly

Author : Francis A. McGuire

Publisher : Psychology Press

Page : 112 pages

File Size : 47,58 MB

Release : 1992

Category : Aged

ISBN : 9781560243106

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Therapeutic Humor With the Elderly explores the use of humor as a tool in providing activity programs to older adults. It provides new program ideas for activity directors in all types of settings. The book highlights the benefits of using humor with the elderly, showing how vitalizing humor programs can be. It describes exemplary programs and provides specific activities to be used in humor programs. As a result of this comprehensive approach, individuals responsible for providing programs for older adults will be able to design humor programs easily and quickly implement them in their facilities. Activity directors in long-term care facilities and directors of senior citizen centers looking for new program ideas will find this book an invaluable resource. It provides not only an extensive selection of humor related activities which can be used in a variety of programs but also describes approaches to integrating humor into existing therapeutic programs. As a result, individuals seeking program ideas will find this book to be an excellent aid in planning and providing programs to a variety of elderly individuals. Activity workers with other special populations will also find many practical ideas for using humor in programs. Specific topics addressed in Therapeutic Humor With the Elderly include: a definition of humor benefits of humor research on humor application of humor on therapy humor assessment specific ways to use humor in programs description of excellent humor programs Activity directors in long-term care facilities, social workers in long-term care facilities, directors of senior centers, and recreation therapists in any setting will find a practical resource in this new book.



Play Therapy with Adults

Author : Charles E. Schaefer

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 406 pages

File Size : 37,87 MB

Release : 2003-06-16

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 0471264946

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Learn how to incorporate adult play therapy into your practice withthis easy-to-use guide In the Western world there has been a widening belief that play isnot a trivial or childish pursuit but rather a prime pillar ofmental health, along with love and work. Play Therapy with Adultspresents original chapters written by a collection of internationalexperts who examine the diverse approaches and clinical strategiesavailable for successfully incorporating play therapy intoadult-client sessions. This timely guide covers healing through the use of a variety ofplay therapy techniques and methods. Various client groups andtreatment settings are given special attention, including workingwith adolescents, the elderly, couples, individuals with dementia,and clients in group therapy. Material is organized into four sections for easy reference: * Dramatic role play * Therapeutic humor * Sand play and doll play * Play groups, hypnoplay, and client-centered play Play Therapy with Adults is a valuable book for psychologists,therapists, social workers, and counselors interested in helpingclients explore themselves through playful activities.



Anatomy of an Illness As Perceived By the Patient

Author : Norman Cousins

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company

Page : 196 pages

File Size : 29,38 MB

Release : 2005-07-12

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 9780393326840

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The story of a recovery from a crippling disease and the physician patient partnership that beat the odds by using the patient's own capabilities.



Aging in the Twenty-first Century

Author : Len Sperry

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 282 pages

File Size : 44,83 MB

Release : 2021-04-14

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1317945565

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Book Description

Covering a wide range of topics, this collection of original essays deals with the consequences and challenges of our growing aging population on society. It emphasizes aging as a developmental process while addressing the future of the practice of geropsychiatry and geriatric psychotherapy. This book serves as a valuable resource to guide clinical training, practice, and research on aging into the next century and beyond.



Third Book of Catholic Jokes

Author : Deacon Tom Sherdian

Publisher : ACTA Publications

Page : 101 pages

File Size : 21,80 MB

Release : 2012-05-30

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0879466111

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As Pope Benedict XVI has said, "A writer once said that angels can fly because they don't take themselves too seriously. Maybe we could also fly a bit if we didn't think we were so important." Imagine the pontiff, now in his eighties and undoubtedly feeling the pains of growing older himself, cracking a joke about it to one of the cardinals in the Vatican. So must every married couple do as they go about the business of maintaining a loving, committed relationship...but discover that they still get on each other's nerves occasionally.Here is The Third Book of Catholic Jokes, chosen and told by Deacon Tom Sheridan, the former editor of The Catholic New World, the newspaper of the Archdiocese of Chicago. He is now retired and living with his wife in Florida. The book also features a Foreword by Father James Martin, SJ, the culture editor of America magazine and the author of Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor and Laughter Are at the Heart of the Spiritual Life.This edition of this popular series of books focuses on the universal--and often hilarious--human experience of relating to one another and growing old together. These stories, jokes, lists, and one-liners are mostly about lay people and are told from a "Catholic" (that is, Roman Catholic) or a "catholic" (that is, universal and about everyone) perspective. They are "clean" and not "mean" and are certainly not intended to offend anyone of any faith or situation in life. But if we can't make fun of ourselves about the difficulties of growing older or trying to maintain our most intimate relationships over a lifetime, then how can we ever expect to "fly a bit"?



Humor in Interaction

Author : Neal R. Norrick

Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing

Page : 261 pages

File Size : 29,12 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9027254273

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The occasioning of self-disclosure humor / Susan M. Ervin-Tripp & Martin Lampert -- Direct address as a resource for humor / Neal R. Norrick & Claudia Bubel -- An interactional approach to irony development / Helga Kotthoff -- Multimodal and intertextual humor in the media reception situation : the case of watching football on TV / Cornelia Gerhardt -- Using humor to do masculinity at work / Stephanie Schnurr & Janet Holmes -- Boundary-marking humor : institutional, gender, and ethnic demarcation in the workplace / Bernadette Vine ... [et al.] Impolite responses to failed humor / Nancy D. Bell -- Failed humor in conversation : a double voicing analysis / Béatrice Priego-Valverde



PDQ Integrative Oncology

Author : Barrie R. Cassileth

Publisher : PMPH-USA

Page : 198 pages

File Size : 23,81 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Medical

ISBN : 9781550092806

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Accompanying CD-ROM contains ... "complete text and illustrations of the book, in fully searchable PDF format."



Take My Spouse, Please

Author : Dani Klein Modisett

Publisher : Shambhala Publications

Page : 311 pages

File Size : 35,9 MB

Release : 2015-07-07

Category : Self-Help

ISBN : 0834801523

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In love as in comedy, timing is everything. One bad night doesn’t mean it’s time to quit. Have patience: great marriages, like a successful comedy career, take time. Turns out the cardinal rules of comedy have an uncanny resemblance to the "rules" of building a strong marriage. With humor and grace, writer and comedian Dani Klein Modisett shares a map for navigating your marriage through rough patches, bad jokes, and even nights when you bomb. Take My Spouse, Please shows how thirteen tried-and-true rules of comedy, when applied to marriage, keep you and your spouse connected, enjoying each other, and getting through those inevitable tough times. Bottom line: there is (almost) always room to laugh at a trying situation and, more important, with each other. Along with anecdotes from well-known comedians, comedy writers, marriage counselors, and long-term spouses, Dani delivers the core premise: humor matters.



The Sense of Humor

Author : Willibald Ruch

Publisher : Walter de Gruyter

Page : 509 pages

File Size : 32,72 MB

Release : 2010-12-14

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 3110804603

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Group Techniques for Aging Adults

Author : Kathie T. Erwin

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 169 pages

File Size : 37,96 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Family & Relationships

ISBN : 0415897831

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The practical ideas Kathie Erwin imparts in this second edition help mental health professionals working with elderly populations to create an interactive, multi-modal program that addresses the issues and needs elders have, divided into holistic contexts of mind, body, society, and spirituality.