In the dictionary, the definition of therapy is "an effort to restore the health of the sick." therapy is a treatment that is very serious and requires the expertise of certain individuals to overcome. After all, people enter a therapy for a serious cause, often at critical times in their lives. There are many different types of therapy we generally known as Crystal and Gemstone therapy, Aromatherapy, Pet Therapy and etc. The topics that we discuss now are about laughter therapy. Is laughter therapy effective treatment?
How then, can laughter be a vital part of the therapy process when the subject matter is so serious? Laughing is a voluntary reaction to certain external or internal body. Laughter can arise from such activities as being tickled, or from humor story or thoughts. Commonly it is considered a visual expression of a number of positive emotional states. Such as joy, mirth, happiness, relief and so on. Laughter is a part of human behavior regulated by the brain, helping humans clarify their intention in social interaction and providing an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group-it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seen as infection, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback. Laughter, a birthright of all human beings, is actually misunderstood and undervalued as a healing, cathartic process. According to psychologist William James, “We don’t laugh because we’re happy. We’re happy because we laugh”. If we put laughter into a pain framework, all kind of laughter in all kinds of painful situations begin to make sense.
Research by Dr Robert Provine suggest that laughter is a for of communication, probably the first one in the human race, which later evolved, with the liberation of voice from walking and