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LUIS
ALBERTO
SPILZINGER
Humor’
Use
in
Therapy
The
author
defines
humor
and
points
out
differences
with
other
related
notions.
He
states
that
the
use
of
humor
in
therapy
should
be
based
on
a
satisfactory
empathic
communication
and
on
the
therapist’s
creative
imagination,
and
he
makes
some
remarks
about
these
elements.
He
mentions
the
ludic
aspect
and
the
connotative
quality
as
humor’s
features
and
he
emphasizes
that
it
should
be
used
tactfully.
As
a
result
of
this
use
of
humor,
the
patient
reaches
new
associations
and
attains
greater
emotional
and
conceptual
plasticity,
increasing
elaboration
through
new
recombinations
and
integrations.
Key
words:
Creativity.
Empathy.
Humor.
Interpretation.
Playing.
Therapeutic
relationship.
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