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Humor
and
Caregiving
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Laughing Versus Surviving:
Our goals for you:
•Understanding of what’s happening with
the person with dementia
•Support so you can survive
•Insight for the moments of joy
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Why is Humor Important?
• Laughter is healthy
• Laughter connects you to others
• Laughter makes your brain work better
• Laughter makes you learn faster
• Laughter energizes you
• Laughter refocuses your thoughts
• Laughter relieves stress and worry
• Laughter heals
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Why Do We Laugh?
Four Theories:
•Superiority Theory
•Relief Theory
•Incongruity Theory
•Play Theory
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Some Types of Humor:
Funny stories
Funny comments
Jokes
Professional humor:
topic-specific humor
Puns or word play
Cartoons (TV)
Riddles
Mimicry
Slapstick
Self-deprecation
Sarcastic
Dry or wry
Caricature
Photos or pictures
Video clips
Comics
Tongue twisters
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Why Do We Laugh?
Something Seems ‘Funny’ to Us:
•What we see
•What we hear
•What we experience
•What we see compared to what we hear
•What we see compared to our experiences
•What we experience compared to what we
expected
•What other people say or do, or say versus do
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Finding the Right Humor for
You:
Your sense of humor may stay the same
Your sense of humor may change over time
Ability to understand humor will change
over time
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Humor for a Person Living
with Dementia:• ‘Silly’ or ‘stupid’ may become ‘funny’
• ‘Funny’ may become ‘not funny’!
• It may take longer for them to ‘get it’ – slow
down
• Familiar stories and jokes may become more
fun than those they don’t already know
• They may want more visual humor versus
written or spoken humor
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Laughter Breeds Laughter:
• Hang out with happy people
• Decide to look on the bright side - for right
now
• Think about what might be funny about this
• Expose yourself to funny things: try some
different resources and types
• Work your way up from a smile to belly
laugh
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Put Humor In Your Day:
• Make time for having fun
• Make time to laugh
• Smile at someone
• Smile at yourself in the mirror
• When you are having a hard time:
•Stop
•Take a break
•Laugh
•Try again
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When the Going Gets Tough
Take a Break and Change
Gears:• Back off
• Breathe, and then and change focus for
a few minutes:
•Change place and space
•Go to a different sensory experience
•Alter the social situation
•Find a different surface for some part of
you
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Here Are Some Ideas…
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History According to Kids:
Ancient Egypt was old. It was inhabited by
gypsies and mummies who all wrote in
hydraulics. They lived in the Sarah Dessert.
The climate Of the Sarah is such that all the
inhabitants have to live elsewhere.
Solomon had three hundred wives and seven
hundred porcupines. He was an actual
hysterical figure as well as being in the bible.
It sounds like he was sort of busy too.
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Socrates was a famous old Greek teacher who went around giving people advice. They killed him. He later died from an overdose of wedlock which is apparently poisonous. After his death, his career suffered a dramatic decline.
In the first Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled biscuits, and threw the java. The games were messier then than they show on TV now.
Madman Curie discovered radio. She was the first woman to do what she did. Other women have become scientists since her but they didn't get to find radios because they were already taken.
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Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100 foot clipper which was very dangerous to all his men.
Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had a large number of children. In between he practiced on an old spinster which he kept up in his attic. Bach died from 1750 to the present. Bach was the most famous composer in the world and so was Handel. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was very large.
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Higher Power:
A teacher said to her children, " We have
been learning how powerful kings and
queens were in ancient times.
But, there is a higher power. Can anybody
tell me what it is?“
One child blurted out, "Aces!"
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How many dogs does it
take to change a light
bulb?
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Golden Retriever: The sun is
shining, the day is young, we've
got our whole lives ahead of us,
and you're inside worrying about
a stupid burned out bulb?
Border Collie: Just one. And then
I'll replace any wiring that's not up
to code.
Dachshund: You know I can't
reach that stupid lamp!
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Rottweiler: Make me
Boxer: Who cares? I can still play
with my squeaky toys in the dark.
Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze
let me change the light bulb! Can I?
Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I?
Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please,
please!
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German Shepherd: I'll change it as
soon as I've led these people from the
dark, check to make sure I haven't
missed any, and make just one more
perimeter patrol to see that no one has
tried to take advantage of the situation.
Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it
in while I'm bouncing off the walls
and furniture.
Old English Sheep Dog: Light
bulb? I'm sorry, but I don't see a
light bulb!
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Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can
still pee on the carpet in the dark.
Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who
cares?
Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle....
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Poodle: I'll just blow in
the Border Collie's ear
and he'll do it. By the
time he finishes rewiring
the house, my nails will
be dry.
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How many cats does it take
to change a light bulb?
The Cat's Answer:
“Cats do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So, the real question is: how long will it be before I can expect some light, some dinner, and a massage?”
ALL OF WHICH PROVES, ONCE AGAIN, THAT WHILE DOGS HAVE MASTERS, CATS HAVE STAFF!
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What Else Should You Do?
Plan for the probabilities
Create environments that reduce risk
Get skilled or find someone who is
Get others on board
Keep track of ‘what is’
Watch for signs of changes
Get help early – call or contact
Be flexible
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How You Feel is
Real and Important!
However you feel is okay, it’s how you feel!
It’s not about judgment, it’s about support!
Acknowledge the feelings, then decide what
to do about it:
Is it how you want to feel?
If yes, go with it
If no, work to change it!
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If You are Having a Hard Time:
Think about:
•What helps you
•What you need
•What is missing
•What you are struggling with
•Who else might help
•What will happen if you don’t do something
•What might happen if you do
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Some Ideas for Changing:
Pick one thing
Plan on baby steps
Get support for you
Build a routine
Check in on your feelings
Add something before giving something up
Believe it: not everyone is meant to do
hands-on care
Give it a try… not permanent… just try
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What is There to Laugh About?
• What the person says
• What the person does
• What the person says versus what is done
• Your mistakes and ‘oops’ moments
• Your moments of joy
• Your moments of insight
• Their moments of insight, awareness, or humor
• Other people and their behaviors or words
• Things you see, hear, read, etc.
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Let Go:
How it ‘used to be’
How it ‘should be’
How you ‘should be’
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Identify:
What you’re good at…and what you’re not
Who can help…and how they can help
What really matters
Where do you find joy? Get there regularly!
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Final Suggestions:Back off, change something and try again
Adopt a “So What” mentality
Try being supportive, not confrontational
Accept yourself, and the person with dementia
Get support for you!
Find something you like about the person you are trying to help
Get help for them so you can take a break!
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