“Unearth the Humor: 80 Dark History Memes That Will Make You Laugh and Gasp!”
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At the end of the study, there were three groups of people. “The first group was of average intelligence, with ‘moderate’ levels of aggression. They reported a moderate appreciation of black humor. A second group with high levels of aggression were rated as average in terms of both intelligence and their ability to comprehend the black humor. However, this group appreciated such humor the least of the 3 groups,” reported Psychologist World.
“The final group reported the highest appreciation of black humor. This group was found to have higher verbal and nonverbal intelligence levels, but had the lowest levels of aggression amongst the 3 groups.”
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Psychologists say humor can be an effective coping mechanism. Even in times of war. Researchers interviewed about 50 former Vietnam prisoners of war. Their study found that the POWs they were suffering from almost zero mental illnesses. And that they had their sense of humor to thank. “Through the creation of humor in a well-defined system of social support, these fiercely independent men learned to rely on their own power and to draw a sense of mastery from each other,” noted the paper.
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A separate, more recent study looked at how Israeli terror attack survivors benefited from humor. “Results suggested that benign styles of humor were associated with survivors’ lower levels of trauma-related symptoms and also had a buffering effect for the spouse,” said the researchers.
