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Positive psychology: humour and its role within mental health nursing
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Positive psychology: humour and its role within mental health nursing

Jan Macfarlane
British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, Vol.10(3), pp.1-7
02/08/2021

Abstract

Character strengths Continuing education Health care education Health care roles Humour Mental health nursing Positive psychology Wellbeing Psychology
This is the eleventh article in a series that explores the meaning of positive psychology and the importance it has on the wellbeing of the mental health workforce. It focuses on positive psychology interventions that help to develop humour and considers how the uplifting effect of humour can be experienced through contemporary use in the field of mental health nursing. This article will connect theories of humour that link to wellbeing. It introduces the concept of positive psychology and its links with humour. Finally, it follows with the application of humour within the nursing context. The practical activities provided in the article will help the reader increase their own awareness of their own character strength of humour, observe the type of humour they use and consider ways to develop its use and transferability within their own lifestyle.
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