Have you Laughed Today? the Effect of Laughter Therapy on Human Health Group2 Members: Winnie,Wenty, Lynn Change the title: Have You Laughed Today: Into: Have You Laughed Today?

Outline Misconception about laughter therapy Introduction Misconception about laughter therapy Definition of Laughter Therapy Benefits of Laughter Limitations of Laughter Therapy Conclusion

Introduction (I) Motivation of the Study Purpose of the Study Background of the Study 1. In the13th century, some surgeons relieved patients’ pains 2. In the 20th century, scientific studies began to explore it Motivation of the Study Purpose of the Study 1. To provide the knowledge of laugher therapy 2. To encourage people to laugh more Background of the study (1) & (2) Use keywords to present your main points instead of complete sentences

Introduction (II) Research Questions RQ1: What are the misconceptions about laughter therapy? RQ2: What are the benefits of laughter therapy? RQ3: What are the limitations of laughter therapy? RQ1~3字體大一點

Do you know what laughter therapy is? The proportion of people knowing laughter therapy Figure 1 Do you know what laughter therapy is? Use Figure instead of Chart Change the following slides in the same way

Misconception about laughter therapy (I) Q1: Does fake laugher do our health good? A: Figure 2 Does fake laughter do our health good? Our bodies can’t distinguish between real laughter and fake laughter. Title超出頁面囉!!

Misconception about laughter therapy (II) Q2: Do mammals use laughter therapy? A: Figure3 Do animals use laughter therapy? Virtually all mammals can laugh. Title快要超出頁面囉!!

Definition of Laughter Therapy Called humor therapy The aims : (1) To promote overall health (2) To help improve quality of life

Benefits of Laughter (I) The first three benefits most people think: 1. Look much younger 2. Relieve pains 3. Stimulate the hearts and lungs

Benefits of Laughter (II) Smile is believed to be Vitamin S. 25% Look much younger 19.30% 20% Relieve pains 15.40% Stimulate the hearts and lungs 14.60% 15% 12.80% 12.20% Boost the immune system and prevent from cancer 10% Enhance the function of respiratory system 5% 1.80% Else Figure 4 What are the benefits of laughter therapy?

Benefits of Laughter (III) Look much younger: (1) Make the skin pores clean (2) Make the face rosy

Benefits of Laughter (IV) Relieve pains: 15 seconds Add two more days to your life span 45 seconds (1)Prevent from having high blood pressure (2)Free from their psychological stress. 1 minute Have the same effect of doing 15-minute exercise 15 minutes Relieve more pains than average From: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=155945619015&topic=13246 周家成,2011.12.16

Benefits of Laughter (V) Stimulate the hearts and lungs: (1) Make heart beat faster (2) Improve blood circulation (3) Bring more oxygen into the body

Limitations of Laughter Therapy People who are not appropriate to practice it: (1) Cardiac surgery ● Laughter will add pressure to the cardiac muscles (2) Flu ● It is possible to infect others with flu

Conclusion Laughter therapy is good for our health, so it should be undertaken. Some people should avoid doing laughter therapy. Since there are many benefits from laughing, let’s laugh out loud to live longer and happier.

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