THE USE OF HUMOR IN COUNSELING

Berry, Karlene Ann ________________________________________________________________________ (Writer) (Last Name) (First Name) (Middle Initial) The Use of Humor in Counseling ________________________________________________________________________ (Title) Guidance and Counseling Dr. Ed Biggerstaff May 2004 42 pages ________________________________________________________________________ (Graduate Program) (Research Advisor) (Month/Year) (# of Pages) American Psychological Association, 5 edition ________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Style Manual Used in this Study) The use of humor in counseling can be seen from three major perspectives. The client and counselor represent unique variables in the effectiveness of counseling. A client’s pattern of humor use can provide a counselor with invaluable information. Humor may be used for self-preservation, personal defamation, as a defense mechanism to hide emotional issues and anxiety. Counselors who can identify the intentions of a client’s use of humor can be proactive in counseling.

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