Suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune : international perspectives on stress, laughter, and depression / edited by Berni Warren.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Warren, Bernie, 1953-

Series:

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 31.

At the interface/probing the boundaries ; v. 31

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stress (Psychology)--Social aspects.

Stress (Psychology).

Stress (Psychology)--Physiological aspects.

Social psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book Suffering the Slings and Arrows Of Outrageous Fortune: International Perspectives on Stress, Laughter and Depression highlights topics covered at an inaugural inter-disciplinary conference Making Sense of Stress Humour and Healing held in Budapest in May 2005. The chapters provide a truly international and inter-disciplinary perspective on the subject. Contributors to this volume come not only from a wide variety of disciplines and backgrounds but also from many parts of the globe. They speak of universal truths and of site-specific concerns. They do not all speak with one voice and some of their points diverge one from the other but each sheds their own light on the topics, allowing readers to form a richer picture of the issues than might otherwise be possible.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Collective Depression: Its Nature, Causation and Alleviation / William W. Bostock

A Study of Psychological Well-being, Job Satisfaction and Sources of Pressure of Medical Consultants and Post Graduate Students. / Vijayalaxmi A. Aminabhavi and Ajitha Dindigal

Evaluation of the Historical Recent Past: Humour as a Possible Collective Coping Strategy / Judit Ujlaky

The Medicalization of Emotions: Happiness and the Role of General Practice / Louise Woodward and Ian Shaw

Nervios: Lessons from Cuba’s Oriente / Traci Potterf

The Role of Negative Self-concept in Depression, Stress, and Anxiety of Married Women / Banoudokht Najafianpour

Hong Kong’s Female Sex Workers: Stress and Anxietyrelated Consequences of the Intersection of Poverty, Gender, Dangerous Work / Eleanor A. Holroyd , William C.W. Wong , Davina C. Ling and Ann Gray

We Aim To Pee: Unmasking the Secret Phobia and Reducing Performance Anxiety / Alex P.W. Gardner

Asylum Seekers in Australia: Turning Repression and Stress into long-term Anxiety and Depression / Harold A. Bilboe

The Hospital Clown: A Cross Boundary Character / Tom Doude van Troostwijk

Clown Language, Performance and Children’s Hospitals / Ana Achcar

LaughterBoss – The Court Jester in Aged Care / Dr. Peter Spitzer

“Nothing seems funny anymore”: Studying Burnout in Clown-Doctors / Nicole Gervais , Bernie Warren and Peter Twohig

Expressing Sensibilities: Healing Functions of Humour in Palliative Care / Ruth Anne Kinsman Dean

Collective Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-227) and index.

ISBN:

94-012-0395-4

1-4294-8061-0

OCLC:

714567300

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789401203951 DOI