<Li> Aggressive humour . Racist jokes, sarcasm and disparagement of individuals for the purpose of amusement . This type of humour is used by people who do not consider the consequences of their jokes, and mainly focus on the entertainment of the listeners . </Li> <Li> Self - defeating humour . People with this style of humour tend to amuse others by using self - disparaging jokes, and also tend to laugh along with others when being taunted . It is hypothesised that people use this style of humour as a mean of social acceptance . It is also mentioned that these people may have an implicit feeling of negativity . So they use this humour as a means of hiding that inner negative feeling . </Li> <P> In the study on humour and psychological well - being, research has concluded that high levels of adaptive type humour (affiliative and self - enhancing) is associated with better self - esteem, positive affect, greater self - competency, as well as anxiety control and social interactions . All of which are constituents of psychological wellbeing . Additionally, adaptive humour styles may enable people to preserve their sense of wellbeing despite psychological problems . In contrast, maladaptive humour types (aggressive and self - defeating) are associated with poorer overall psychological wellbeing, emphasis on higher levels of anxiety and depression . Therefore, humour may have detrimental effects on psychological wellbeing, only if that humour is of negative characteristics . </P> <P> Humour is often used to make light of difficult or stressful situations and to brighten up a social atmosphere in general . It is regarded by many as an enjoyable and positive experience, so it would be reasonable to assume that it humour might have some positive physiological effects on the body . </P>

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