Editing Amusement (section)

==Clinical uses==
=== Emotion regulation ===

Emotion regulation is the term for how people attempt to influence - increasing, decreasing, maintaining, or changing - how, when, and where they experience emotion.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Gross|first1=James J.|title=The emerging field of emotion regulation: An integrative review|journal=Review of General Psychology|date=1998|volume=2|issue=3|pages=271–299|doi=10.1037/1089-2680.2.3.271|citeseerx=10.1.1.476.7042|s2cid=6236938}}</ref> Through changing how they think about a target of amusement, like a humorous video clip, people are able to increase and decrease how much amusement they feel, express in smiles and laughs, and experience in their bodies (e.g. increased heart rate and respiration).<ref>{{cite journal|author=Giuliani, N. R.|author2=McRae, K.|author3=Gross, J. J.|name-list-style=amp|title=The up-and down-regulation of amusement: experiential, behavioral, and autonomic consequences|journal=Emotion|date=2008|volume=8|issue=5|pages=714–719|doi=10.1037/a0013236|pmid=18837622|pmc=4138973}}</ref> Choosing to increase or prolong experiences of positive emotion is one way in which people can learn to cope when faced with challenges and develop resilience.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Tugade, M. M.|author2=Fredrickson, B. L.|name-list-style=amp|title=Regulation of positive emotions: Emotion regulation strategies that promote resilience|journal=Journal of Happiness Studies|date=2007|volume=8|issue=3|pages=311–333|doi=10.1007/s10902-006-9015-4|s2cid=51834346}}</ref>

=== Resilience ===

As a positive emotion, amusement contributes to the development of resilience in both children<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bai, S., & Repetti, R. L.|title=Short-term resilience processes in the family.|journal=Family Relations|date=2015|volume=64|issue=1|pages=108–119|doi=10.1111/fare.12101|pmid=26246651|pmc=4523303}}</ref> and adults.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Fredrickson, B. L., Tugade, M. M., Waugh, C. E., & Larkin, G. R.|title=What good are positive emotions in crisis? A prospective study of resilience and emotions following the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001|journal=Journal of Personality and Social Psychology|date=2003|volume=84|issue=2|pages=365–376|doi=10.1037/0022-3514.84.2.365|pmid=12585810|pmc=2755263}}</ref> Positive emotions help people build social resources that foster their ability to cope during hard times.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Tugade, M. M., Fredrickson, B. L., & Feldman Barrett, L. (2004).|title=Psychological resilience and positive emotional granularity: Examining the benefits of positive emotions on coping and health.|journal=Journal of Personality|date=2004|volume=72|issue=6|pages=1161–1190|doi=10.1111/j.1467-6494.2004.00294.x|pmid=15509280|pmc=1201429}}</ref> Increases in resilience lead to higher [[life satisfaction]] and general happiness.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Cohn|first1=Michael A.|last2=Fredrickson|first2=Barbara L.|last3=Brown|first3=Stephanie L.|last4=Mikels|first4=Joseph A.|last5=Conway|first5=Anne M.|date=2009|title=Happiness Unpacked: Positive Emotions Increase Life Satisfaction by Building Resilience|journal=Emotion|volume=9|issue=3|pages=361–368|doi=10.1037/a0015952|issn=1528-3542|pmc=3126102|pmid=19485613}}</ref> 
[[File:Laughter Yoga.jpg|thumb|People engaging in laughter therapy]]

=== Laughter therapy ===

Rapidly growing in popularity, [[laughter]] therapy, or humor therapy, focuses on promoting laughter as a therapeutic tool.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Burbank|first1=Luke|title=The Growing Popularity of Laughter Therapy|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5165226|website=NPR.org|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> Usually implemented in a group, laughter therapy uses a variety of gag jokes like red noses and magic tricks to encourage laughter - fake or real. Laughter causes the body's muscles to relax which increases blood flow and oxygen intake.<ref>{{cite web|title=Laughter Therapy|url=https://www.cancercenter.com/treatments/laughter-therapy/|website=Cancer Treatment Centers of America|access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> Proposed benefits include: Stress management,<ref name="MayoClinicLaughter">{{cite web|author=Mayo Clinic Staff|title=Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke|url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/stress-relief/art-20044456|website=www.mayoclinic.org|publisher=Mayo Clinic|access-date=5 February 2018}}</ref> relaxation, improved mental functions, improved digestion, and pain relief. Some suggest that laughter activates similar brain wave frequencies as a meditative state.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Eckelkamp|first1=Stephanie|title=Laughter Therapy is the New Meditation|url=https://time.com/84987/laughter-may-be-the-new-meditation/|website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=2 May 2014 |access-date=24 November 2017}}</ref> However, scientific studies of these benefits are limited and have methodological issues.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Martin, R. A.|title=Humor, laughter, and physical health: Methodological issues and research findings.|journal=Psychological Bulletin|date=2001|volume=127|issue=4|pages=504–519|doi=10.1037/0033-2909.127.4.504|pmid=11439709}}</ref>