Gelotophobia (Review of foreign publications)

  • V. V. Ponomaryova V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University

Abstract

A review of foreign sources on clinical studies of sense of humor and comic elements has been carried out. It was found that the results of the empirical research of the comical are conflicting data on how positive the effect of humor on mental health and psychological well-being is. The article gives the results of the analysis of publications on gelotophobia – a pathological fear of becoming the object of derision. It is noted that the study of gelotophobia is becoming more widespread and is of great scientific and practical interest in the context of study of individual differences and psychopathology, which is associated with high prevalence and universality of gelotophobia as a psychosocial phenomenon, as well as with the fact that excessive social anxiety is considered as a component of anti-vital behavior.

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Published
2014-04-28
How to Cite
Ponomaryova, V. V. (2014). Gelotophobia (Review of foreign publications). Psychiatry, Neurology and Medical Psychology, 1(1), 19–25. Retrieved from https://periodicals.karazin.ua/pnmp/article/view/1436
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Psychiatry