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DR. THORSON'S HUMOR SCALE
Do you step back and laugh at life's absurdities? Or do you wring your hands, find gloom and doom everywhere, and conclude that our world is awful?
You'll be healthier if you lighten up. Research has shown that those who score high on a multidimensional sense of humor scale have lower levels of depression and higher levels of purpose than those who score low.
How much you laugh isn't a good measure of your sense of humor. You can laugh inwardly, and some types of humor, such as dry wit, demand a wry smile rather than a laugh. Some people are better than others at laughing things off, or at least smiling at the ridiculous, and research indicates that those blessed with a funnybone may actually live longer.
Take the following test to see how you use humor. On each item, give yourself:
1 point if you strongly disagree with the statement
2 points if you mildly disagree
3 points if you mildly agree
4 points if you strongly agree
