PSYCHO-HO-HO-HO-SIS.
A study by Oxford University
researchers claims that
comedians have personality types
linked with psychosis, which could
explain why they entertain.
Comedians scored highly on
characteristics which in extreme
cases were associated with
mental illness, the BBC reported.
Comedians also had high
levels of both introversion and
extroversion.
The study looked at 523
comedians of both genders
from the UK, United States and
Australia.
University of Oxford Department
of Experimental Psychology
Professor Gordon Claridge said
the creative elements needed to
produce humour were “strikingly
similar” to those characterising
the cognitive style of people with
psychosis - both schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder.
This is not to suggest that one
can’t be a balanced person at the
same time as being a comedian.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 20 Jan 14 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 20 Jan 14
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