Using humor to Reduce Stress and Improve Work

Morale

Part 2When Funny isn’t Funny

REBTRational Emotive Behavioral Therapy

• Event

• Interpretation

• Feelings

• Action

• Dr. Albert Ellis

I was just kidding...

• Running joke/gag/humor

• Using humor to deflect real issues/problems

• Using humor to criticize

• Using humor to attack

• Sarcasm and cynicism

Hang ‘em High

• Gallows humor

• Put down humor

• Mean spirited humor - Ethic/Sex

• Blonde jokes

No, it’s not okay...

• Age

• Sexual Orientation

• Weight

• Accents

• Personal hygiene

• Teacher’s pet

One up on you...

• Practical jokes

• Prankin’

• Physical jokes

When it doubt, leave it out

• Think of the message

• Know your audience

• Leave serious topics alone

• Politics/religion

• Seinfeld not The Office

Get a handle on it...

• inappropriate subject

• inappropriate time

• inappropriate target

The Handout

• REBT? How will you use it.

Be-Know-Do

• What are you going to be? Note it.

• What are you going to know? Note it.

• What are you going to do? Note it.

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