Chaos and Control: Attempts to Regulate the Use of Humor in Self-Analytic and Therapy Groups.

Rossel, Robert D.

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Publication Date: 1981-May

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Chaos and Control: Attempts to Regulate the Use of Humor in Self-Analytic and Therapy Groups.

Rossel, Robert D.

Small Group Behavior, v12 n2 p195-219 May 1981

Examines group relational factors in negotiations regarding humor. Examples from a self-analytic group are discussed. Proposes humor can turn into hostility unless it periodically comes under negotiation and efforts are made to place it under normative regulation. (JAC)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Communications, Counseling Techniques, Group Dynamics, Group Therapy, Humor, Interpersonal Relationship, Motivation, State of the Art Reviews

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - General

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Language: English

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