Thesaurus entry: hysterics

Article: Laughter in Zamiatin's we: passageways into the ...
Extrapolation;  June 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... We which emphasizes the semiotics of laughter, a central issue, yet one which has ... attention. While this paper will focus on laughter as it effects the characters of Zamiatin ... by considering the larger framework of laughter, comedy, and estrangement within the ...

Article: Laughter, Play, and Keeping Well
AANA Journal;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Fortunately there is an easy way to do this: laughter! Did you know that by the time a child ... laugh an average of only 17 times a day. Laughter is a healing activity; it's free ... side effects, and is always available. Laughter is believed to activate the chemistry ...

Article: Laughter helps patients communicate emotion in therapy ...
Mental Health Weekly Digest;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Laughter may be the best medicine, but the role laughter plays in psychotherapy has been disputed ... Freud. Some early therapists believed that laughter could have a harmful effect, while more ...

Article: Laughter club to yuck it up
The Topeka Capital-Journal;  May 1, 2004 ;     666 words ... ... OFF Need a good laugh? The I'm OK Laughter Club will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday outside ... Center in Gage Park to celebrate World Laughter Day. Or, you can go to the local Web ... tell jokes," Kelley said. "Humor and laughter are two different things." Kelley is ...

Article: Laughter really is the best medicine, THE STAR
The Star (Jordan, Middle East);  August 12, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... But how many understand the true nature of laughter? Over the centuries laughter has been acknowledged as the best medicine ... happening to us as we giggle and jiggle. A little laughter always comes in handy, whether dealing with ...

Article: Laughter club offers remedy for stress.(Health)
Manila Bulletin;  April 22, 2003 ;     621 words ...Researchers attest that laughter reduces the level of the stress hormones ... cortisol in the body. In addition, laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the bodys natural painkiller. Laughter in general puts the person in a positive ...

Article: Laughter is good for you
The Hindustan Times;  June 5, 2007 ;     671 words ... ... June 5 -- Popular wisdom has it that laughter is the best medicine. A growing number ... are now providing proof. The effect of laughter on physical and mental well-being is ... gelotology, the study of humour and laughter. This new field of study has found that ...