A lifetime of fear of being laughed at: An aged perspective;Die lebenslange Angst vor dem Ausgelachtwerden: Ein alterspezifischer Aspekt

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-41

  Platt, T ^a   Ruch, W ^a   Proyer, R T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Elderly; Gelotophobia; Humor; Laughter; Ridicule

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEAR; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PHOBIA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEAR; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; PERSONALITY; PHOBIC DISORDERS;

EID: 76549132344     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-009-0083-z     Document Type: Article

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