Main description:

* Looks at the history and evolution of humor from the Ancient Greeks to the modern age.
* Uniquely looks at how humor can be used as a useful tool in psychotherapy and coaching supervision as well as defines what different types of humor are.
* Includes practical examples and session scripts to show practitioners how to use humor in practice.
* Explores how Freud used humor in depth as well as including interesting personal correspondence and patients' testimonials.
* Looks at Freud's contemporaries and their relationship with humor in detail.

Contents:

Introduction; 1. Man and the history of humour; 2. What is humour?; 3. The awakening of humour; 4. Humour during sessions; 5. Humour in coaching and coaching supervision; 6. Tools and pragmatic use of humour; Conclusions