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Why do we laugh? Joseph Newirth - 2006 - Psychoanalytic Dialogues 16 (5):557-571. The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, Volume VIII (1905): Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious. I review and extend Freud's concept of “joke-work” as a parallel to “dream-work” and suggest that his interest in jokes brought him to the limits of the one-person energy theory and to the threshold of two-person relational theory. (1960). Jokes and their relation to the unconscious. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious (Penguin Classics) [Sigmund Freud, Joyce Crick, John Carey] on Amazon.com. This paper discusses the use of humor and jokes in psychoanalysis from both theoretical and clinical perspectives. The answer, argued Freud in this groundbreaking study of humor, is that jokes, like dreams Get this from a library! The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious explains how jokes provide immense pleasure by releasing us from our inhibitions and allowing us to express sexual, aggressive, playful, or cynical instincts that would otherwise remain hidden. The answer, argued Freud in this groundbreaking study of humor, is that jokes, like dreams, satisfy our unconscious desires. Strachey, J. It is unfortunate that critics of Freud so rarely offer as considered an account of his work as the one he offers of general theories of comedy at the outset of Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious. The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud, Volume VIII (1905): Jokes and their Relation to the Unconscious, i-vi. The first few pages are a concise, astute, and accurate synopsis of the theories of comedy. Why do we laugh? Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious: Humor as a Fundamental Emotional Experience. own opinion, and when it comes to the television series, Family Guy, everyone does.A person either loves the series or absolutely hates it. Family Guy And Freud Jokes And Their Relation To The Unconscious.