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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.
• One day Be....one day Know....one day do.... www.timsteed.com