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Peer reviewedFalk, Dana R.; Hill, Clara E. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1992
Examined whether 6 categories of counselor humor and 4 categories of risk interventions preceded client laughter in 236 events from 8 cases of brief psychotherapy. Found most client laughter was mild and moderate, with only eight instances of strong laughter. Humorous interventions led to more client laughter than did interventions that encouraged…
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship, Higher Education
