Ha, Ha And Aha: The Role Of Humor In Psychotherapy

Ha, Ha And Aha: The Role Of Humor In Psychotherapy by Harold H Mosak. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780915202652.

First published in 1987. What distinguishes people from other animals is said to be peoples ability to laugh. Much of the literature treats humor as a normal but pathological phenomenon. This volume first describes a theory which not only views humor as nonpathological, but as contributing to the evolution of social interest. It then describes the structure of the joke and proceeds to elaborate the forms and goals humor takes in psychotherapy.