El humor y la dimensión creativa en la psicoterapia

  • Javier Martín Camacho Universidad de Buenos Aires
Palabras clave: Humor, Creatividad, Psicoterapia

Resumen

En el presente trabajo se realiza un recorrido por las principales teorías del humor relacionándolas con diferentes concepciones sobre la creatividad. Finalmente se presentan algunas indicaciones para el uso del humor en la psicoterapia, señalando los aspectos positivos y negativos del mismo.

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Publicado
2006-12-01
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Camacho, J. M. (2006). El humor y la dimensión creativa en la psicoterapia. Psicodebate, 6, 45-58. https://doi.org/10.18682/pd.v6i0.440
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