Humor expressed through laughter has the effect of:
a. dampening perceptions that bring joy
b. depressing the immune system
c. forestalling the inevitable stress
d. lowering serum cortisol levels
D
Patty Wooten (1996) proposed that there is an interrelationship between laughter and lowered serum cortisol, activated T lymphocytes, natural killer cells, and T cell with helper/suppressor receptors. She explained how the growing field of psychoneuroimmunology defines communication links between emotional experience and immune response.
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