What is it about?
This article 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.
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Why is it important?
Exploring some theories surrounding humour is important as a response to improved psychological wellbeing. It would appear to strengthen human thriving with many mental health benefits, especially as a buffer to mental health nurses’ stress. Mental health nurses have an intuitive understanding surrounding humour for themselves, their colleagues and their patients. In exploring this in more detail, it may give rise to further reflection on how to increase self-awareness of its value.
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This page is a summary of: Positive psychology: humour and its role within mental health nursing, British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, August 2021, Mark Allen Group,
DOI: 10.12968/bjmh.2021.0012.
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