Parents quickly learn what baby wants when he‘s crying, but don‘t think much about what their laughter means. Very few people think about types of laughter. People laugh at strangest things. There are two ways to group laughter, but both ways group five similar types.
First grouping consists of:
1) Etiquette laughter – when people laugh at things even though they aren’t funny. For example, when people want to please their boss or friends. People rely on laughter as a means to get along with others.
2) Nervous laughter – during times of stress or anxiety, people often laugh in subconscious attempt to reduce stress and calm down.
3) Pigeon laughter – laughing without opening mouth. Lips are sealed, laughter produces humming sound, much like the noises a pigeon makes. Also called bees laughter.
4) Silent laughter – freeze your smile into Jokers smile and let belly do all the work of pushing air in and out just as we are laughing loud. In yoga and laughter therapy it is called “Jokers laughter”. It helps to relax, calm down and go back to sleep after waking from bad dream.
5) Belly laughter – is considered the most honest laughter, but hardest to experience, because people have to find something truly hilarious before they start laughing with clutching their bellies and gasping for air (sometimes people also end up rolling on floor).
Another grouping of laughter is grouping it by emotions:
a) Snorting – a snob expressing disapproval
b) Sniggering – intensive, unsympathetic and immature
c) Cackling – loud, ape-like shrieks, enjoying the misfortune of others
d) Chuckling – kind and thoughtful
e) Belly-laugh – open and trustworthy
Laughter has benefits like removing stress, calming down and sometimes helps to see a better side of bad or sad situation. However, there are drawbacks of laughter. People can feel shame when they laugh in wrong time or place. Sometimes other people may not understand and get insulted by ones laugh.
All in all, people laugh and it is said that “laughter is the best cure” and “if you laugh more, you live longer”.
References:
http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-nature/emotions/happiness/science/5-types-of-laughter.htm
http://changingminds.org/techniques/humor/laughter.htm
http://www.laughangeles.com/images/world-laughter-day-logo.jpg
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