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Does laughing make you happy? According to the James–Lange theory of emotion, yes. It suggests that a behavioral response such as laughing paves the way for an emotion (happiness). Some clinicians actually incorporate “laugh therapy” into their treatment, and encouraging results have been seen in cancer patients and elderly people (Joshua, Cotroneo, & Clarke, 2005; Ko & Youn, 2011).

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