Karey Pohn
Laughter and Creativity
The structure of humor “inherently provides the constant possibility of a new unexpected beginning.”
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Karey Pohn
- 5 min
Laughter’s Liberatory Perspective
Mindess (1971) discusses the liberatory nature of laughter.
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- 2 min
A Special Kind of Laughter
The laughter of George, Uncle Albert, and the Elder Mr. Dawes is what Davis (2000)
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- 2 min
Historical Perspectives
Many great minds have looked at laughter, from Plato and Aristotle to Descartes
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- 1 min
Laughter Excursion
Laughter is an important element in Mary Poppins, it occurs at three specific places during the movie
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- 3 min
Presto-Chango— Changing Meaning Through Reframing
One Erickson's most important techniques is reframing. The meaning of things depends on the frame in which you put them, and reframing trans
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- 2 min
Meandering Messages—Indirect Suggestion
Much of Erickson’s work was based on indirect suggestion. In order to reduce resistance
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- 2 min
The Power of Confusion
Although Erickson would evoke visual images and use his clients' own thoughts to help them go into trance more easily
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- 4 min
Welcome to My World—Rapport and Pacing
We each create our own model of the world, which helps to guide us. Because no two people have exactly the same experiences, everyone’s mod
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- 2 min
Welcome to Trance: The Nonordinary State
Milton Erickson was the father of “medical hypnosis” and he brought hypnosis back to be a reputable modality for treating people with many d
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