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EMOTIONAL WORK
Carl Harvey Jackins (June 28, 1916 – 12 July 1999[1]) was the founder and principal theorist of Re-evaluation Counseling (or RC), the main movement for co-counselling. Originally a labor organizer, Jackins became acquainted with the theory of Dianetics invented by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1950s and developed new theories that human beings could substantially improve their lives and emotional well-being by the systematic process of discharge, e.g., crying, laughing, yawning and others.
Jackins says in his own publications to have discovered co-counseling accidentally while assisting co-workers as a local union convenor in Seattle, Washington.[3]. Repeated efforts to help them failed, he wrote, until one day a particular client repeatedly cried and then felt better. After many attempts to stop him crying, Jackins had relented and found that the person's condition and life improved. Interested, Jackins began to experiment in encouraging others to cry, then found that laughter, shaking and other types of emotional discharge were useful in relieving or venting pent-up emotional feelings. These he theorised led to limitations on the flexibility, intelligence and rationality with which people approached everyday situations. Jackins found others to share the work of co-counselling with him on an equal basis of exchanging attention and time and thereby encourage each other to discharge. They experimented with different approaches and discovered that effective discharge frequently led to improved clarity of thought, a process they dubbed re-evaluation. The process of discharge helped to alleviate or remove distress, a term Jackins used to describe structured distortions, blockages or patterns of pent-up emotional hurt and their consequences in the mind. Jackins became convinced that these could be discharged with persistent, thoughtful and aware attention from another committed helper, the goal being to relieve and empower for the person discharging.
The human side of human beings: The theory of re-evaluation counseling
Laughter is an audible expression or appearance of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy (laughing on the inside). It may ensue (as a physiological reaction) from jokes, tickling, and other stimuli. Inhaling nitrous oxide can also induce laughter; other drugs, such as cannabis, can also induce episodes of strong laughter. Strong laughter can sometimes bring an onset of tears or even moderate muscular pain.
Laughter is found among various animals, including humans. Among the latter, it is a part of human behaviour regulated by the brain, helping humans clarify their intentions in social interaction and providing an emotional context to conversations. Laughter is used as a signal for being part of a group — it signals acceptance and positive interactions with others. Laughter is sometimes seemingly contagious, and the laughter of one person can itself provoke laughter from others as a positive feedback.[1] This may account in part for the popularity of laugh tracks in situation comedy television shows.
Scientifically speaking, Laughter is caused by the epiglottis constricting the larynx,causing respiratory upset. The study of humor and laughter, and its psychological and physiological effects on the human body is called gelotology.
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