individuals. For those who are highly gelotophobic, their concern about their performance in public may result in anxiety, shame, avoidance of social situations and low self-respect.

　　So how do you know whether laughter in a certain situation will produce a positive or negative result? One factor to bear in mind is to know how the target of laughter will feel. Finally, very little good comes from intentionally hurting people who are vulnerable But what about laughing in social situations where the target isn't present or doesn't mind? Even in such cases, laughing can sometimes have a negative result if you have no awareness of how the others who are present will react. Overall, although laughter has a number of benefits, in some situations it can ''cut like a knife.'' Be careful!

Laughter can be a double-edged sword (1) ▲ of laughter ● Laughter pushes people to build social relationship with others.

● Laughter signals one's (2) ▲ of the appropriate behaviors. Benefits of laughter ● Laughter has (3) ▲ effects, such as reducing the feeling of pain or making the lung work better.

● Laughter can also help people (4) ▲ . For example it reduces people's stress' anger, tension and so on. (5) ▲ with laughter ● Laughing is a harmful behavior if a person hurts others (6) ▲

● Laughter can be bad for highly gelotophobic people, making them feel anxious, (7) ▲ from social situations and even lose self-respect. (8) ▲ on laughing ● (9) ▲ to consider the feelings of the target of the laughter.

● Be aware of the possible (80) ▲ of the people present even if the target is absent.