humor as a tool for good health
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Humor as a Tool for Good Health is a powerpoint presentation focusing on adding humor into an employee's day-to-day life.TRANSCRIPT
Robert Lawrence FriedmanStress Solutions, Inc.
Welcome to Humor and Optimism As Tools For Good Health
Dolphins and Stress
The picture you are about to see has two identical dolphins on it.
Look at both dolphins jumping out of the water.In spite of the fact that both are identical, a person
under stress will find many differences between the two dolphins.
The more differences a person finds, the more stress he/she is experiencing.
Dolphins and Stress
Laughter Quotient
List the comedians, movies, TV shows that you make you laugh.
Can you see any patterns regarding the type of humor you prefer.
What Blocks Our Humor?
What Do We Need to Have Humor?
Setting IntentionPut
Put oyPut
Putting On Your Humor Glasses
Put On Your Humor Glasses
Laughter Begins with a Smile
It has been reported that five year old children laugh an average of 113 times a day.
By the time we reach 44, that number drops to 11 times a day.
Laughter Begins with a Smile
Facial expressions can create emotional reactions.
The Smiling Exercise
The Psychochemistry of Humor
The Psychochemistry of Humor
The drug is our own brain made set of psychochemicals called endorphins which are released every single time we laugh!
Norman Cousins
Studies on Humor
Neurologist Barry Bittman, M.D.
Studies on Humor
Dr. Bittman found:
1) Laughter boosts the production of immune enhancers
2) Laughter suppresses the production of stress hormones that weaken immunity
Studies on Humor
Dr. Lars Jungdahl of Sweden Primary Health Care Facility:
Worked with women with an extreme form of muscle bone disorder for 13 weeks.
Studies on Humor
Stanford Medical Psychiatrist William Fry, Jr. says that laughter is valuable for strengthening the heart muscle.
Humor is Risky Business
Never laugh at someone in pain
Never laugh at someone to boost your ego
Laughter Gives Us Power
Abraham Lincoln lost his job, was defeated in legislature, failed in business, lost his renomination for vice president, three of his sons died and his sweetheart, yet he continually used humor to gain strength.
Laughter Through Irony
Learn to Laugh Exercise
Humor involves the process of letting go and stretching yourself.
Learn to Laugh ExerciseThe Lie
Learn to Laugh Exercise
In groups of four, create a unique, unusual invention for managing stress.
How to Create More Humor in your Life
Spend time with friends you laugh with
How to Create More Humor in your Life
Keep a fun “first aid kit” with clippings from newspapers, modeling clay, brain teasers, bubbles, etc.
How to Create More Humor in your Life
Rent funny movies
How to Create More Humor in your Life
Recall all the fun you had as a child
Questions