ABSTRACT
Creative uses of humor in counseling and psychotherapy have been explored from many perspectives. Research by O’Connell (1960) suggested that the well-adjusted person has a greater appreciation for humor than the less-adjusted person. Jackson (1963) described an approach for absurdly exaggerating suspiciousness with paranoids. Shelton and Ackerman (1974) recommended the evocation of humor as an important part of paradoxical intention. Exaggeration therapy (van den Aardweg, 1972) has been used with homosexuals. Kadis and Winick (1973) considered selected cartoons as having many therapeutic advantages. In conveying insight to clients, Alfred Adler (Ansbacher &Ansbacher, 1956) made frequent use of humor.
