著者

浅田 由美子

出版者

九州大学

雑誌

九州大学心理学研究 (ISSN:13453904)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.5, pp.153-161, 2004-03-31

被引用文献数

1

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The aim of this study is to review the literature about laughter and smile in clinical situation and to examine its effects and practice further. Many literatures showed people feel the effects of laughter. Statistical analysis showed the effects of mental health both in the pleasure smile and the forced smile. On the other hand, opinion was divided on actual handling of laughter and smile in clinical situation. It was because laughter and smile aroused only in the "here and now" relationship and it cari t be seen. It was considered laughter and smile have the elements of "the ambivalence" between death and reborn, satisfaction and release, affirmation and denial etc., "the bridging elements", and "the third position" and these elements are also important in the psychotherapy situation. Thus, the laughter and smile is necessary to be understood by considering it in clinical situation. And it provided useful perspective for the therapists to consider how the therapist catch and accept the meaning of laughter and smile.