The sample of this pilot study consisted of 24 volunteers from a senior citizen community centre who are ambulatory adults over 61 years old. Subjects were administered questionnaires which consisted of a demographic data sheet, the Situational Humour Response Questionnaire, Coping Humour Scale, Current...
Funny comments, humor, satire, and guff from the geezer, an eccentric senior citizen. Give 'em guff, geezer!
The more I think about it, the more obnoxious his “yes†becomes. As far as I can tell, there were only two possible reasons for it. First is that he wasn’t really listening to what I was asking, and even if he were, he just wanted to get the co...
This study assessed whether a therapeutic recreation program specifically addressing happiness and humor could promote life satisfaction among older adults. The Happiness and Humor Group was a 10-week program conducted once a week at an urban senior center. The Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS) was ...
We discovered that music during one’s adolescence was not only rated as more familiar, but was also associated with more autobiographical memories. This music-related reminiscence bump reached the highest around age 14. In addition, older adults (around age 40+) also liked songs from their adol...
Tim Page-Bottorff, CSP, CET is a senior SafeStart consultant, past president of the ASSP Arizona Chapter and a former United States Marine. As an OSHA trainer he is well-versed in how to facilitate effective training sessions and he frequently speaks about training and other safety topics at ...
My senior relatives liked to tease me at weddings, saying things like, “You’ll be next!” They stopped once I started doing the same to them at funerals. To teach kids about democracy, I let them vote on dinner. They picked tacos. Then I made pizza because they don’t live in a...
The team also found a correlation between a parent's use of humor and the way their children, who are now adults, viewed the way they were parented and their relationship with their parents. Of those who reported that their parents used humor, 50.5% said they had a good relationship with...
The book is told in first person so we never leave Patrick’s side, which can be a danger in a book like this, but it’s a quick, entertaining read so we’re not given the time for Callen to get under our skin. More humor than mystery, and dark humor because of the killings, ...
It also requires a lot of confidence to use, especially if you aren't in the senior position, and if executed poorly it can be seen as insensitive. For these reasons, self-defeating humor should be used only in moderation. Aggressive Humor Aggressive humor is the most negative of the four...