Laughter therapy involves using humor and laughter to produce mental and emotional benefits. The document describes a study where laughter therapy activities were conducted over 9 classes with a group of 8 people. Activities aimed to relieve stress, boost confidence, and improve relationships. Questionnaires after found most participants rated activities highly and felt physically and psychologically improved with better relaxation, motivation, and comfort working together. Laughter therapy was concluded to be an effective way to interact and benefit the group.

1. LAUGHTER
THERAPY
• ANA BELÉN MOYA MOYA
• CANDELA TONDA RUIZ
• Mª ANGELES FERNÁNDEZ GALLEGO
• VANESA MATÍAS FERNÁNDEZ

2. WHAT IS LAUGHTER?
Laughter is a part of human behavior
regulated by the brain, helping humans
clarify their intentions in social interaction
and providing an emotional context to
conversations.
When laughing, the brain also releases
endorphins that can relieve some physical
pain.
Laughter also boosts the number of
antibody-producing cells, leading to a
stronger immune system.

3. WHAT IS LAUGHTER THERAPY?
Laughter therapy is known
as a psychotherapeutic
technique or strategy intended to
produce mental and emotional
benefits through laughter.
It is important to learn to laugh
at yourself.
Laughter therapy helps
to dramatize the life situations,
developing the competitive
spirit and optimistic.

5. PRACTICE
Our work based research
we worked for two weeks laughter therapy to
a group of 8 people and observing the effects
of these classes in their daily lives.
The first day consisted of introducing laughter
therapy.
Them we did various activities and reflections
on these.

7. • The dynamics of class was to
make 1 or 2 activities and we
ended with a reflection
about the class.
• During the 9 classes we
had, we made 7 activities.
• We made activities to
liberate all the negative
energy, another activities of
learning how to laugh, to
improve the confidence and
group games to improve the
relationship between them.

8. We also made activities to improve the
welfare of the body:
If you laugh with:
JA benefits your digestive system and genitals.
JE promotes liver and the gallbladder.
JI stimulates the thyroid and the circulation.
JO acts on the central nervous system and the brain
stem.
JU effects on respiratory function and lung capacity.

9. VISUAL RESULTS
-The motivation was increasing, and
gradually.
-More interested in these activities.
-Happier and more relaxed than the free days
-The confidence between.

10. TEST RESULTS
After completing all the
activities we decided to pass a
questionnaire for them to
answer some questions and so,
we could know their points of
view about the activities we had
done with them.

12. QUESTIONAIRE
• If you have to rate the Laughter Therapy
activities, how many points do you give it?
• Was funny for you?
• Which was your favorite activity in these classes?
• Something of you changed after activities?
• Do you felt any psychological improve after
activities?
• Do you felt change something of these
activitiesany physical improves after activities?
• Would you like ?
• If you answer YES in the last question, which
aspect of the classes would you like to change?

13. CONCLUSIONS
The laughter therapy was a good way to interact with
each other.
They could relax.
Most of them felt better after activities, physically and
psychologically.
Better relationship between them.
These activities helped them:
- to lose the shame
- to have more confidence
-to feel more comfortable working together.

15. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR
ATTENTION