幽默，是一種心智成熟的表現，是一種溝通表達的藝術。在尷尬的場合，讓情勢化險為夷，化危機為轉機。幽默引人笑，引人笑者，卻不一定都是幽默；善幽默的人，必然不是舞文弄墨，也絕非滑稽搞笑，而是將幽默視為一種大智慧的格局，讓所處的環境增添輕鬆的氛圍、散發光彩，為平淡的日常點綴一抹笑容。
1.小太陽self-enhancing humor
他們欣賞生活的不完美，即使面對困難與挫敗，依舊能往好處想，情緒控管良好，與壓力共處的時候，還是能幽默以對，個性樂觀。這種人你可能是...
If I am feeling depressed, I can usually cheer myself up with humor.
假如我很沮喪，我通常會以幽默來提振自己。
Even when I'm by myself, I'm often amused by the absurdities of life.
就算只有我自己獨處時，我也常能以生活中的荒謬事物自娛。
If I am feeling upset or unhappy I usually try to think of something funny about the situation to make myself feel better.
假如我不高興或不快樂，我通常會試著想想這個情境的好笑之處讓自己心情變好。
It is my experience that thinking about some amusing aspect of a situation is often a very effective way of coping with problems.
我的經驗發現：想想情境中的好笑的一面是讓我有效處理問題的方法。
I don't need to be with other people to feel amused-I can usually find things to laugh about even when I'm by myself.
我不必和別人在一起才會感到愉快--我自己獨處時也通常能發現好笑的事物。
2.遇弱則強aggressive humor
這類型的人，通常是用貶抑、嘲笑他人的方式來達到笑果，也是一種提昇他們自尊的方式，他們講的笑話常夾帶嘲諷意味，而不太在乎別人可能會受傷，特別像是種族歧視、刻板印象的話題。這種人你可能是...
If someone makes a mistake, I will often tease them about it.
假如有人犯錯,我通常會嘲笑他們。
Sometimes I think of something that is so funny that I can't stop myself from saying it, even if it is not appropriate for the situation.
有時候我覺得有些事實在好笑到我無法不說出來，就算是場合不對我也不管。
People are never offended or hurt by my sense of humor.
別人才不會受到我幽默感的冒犯或傷害。
If I don't like someone, I often use humor or teasing to put them down.
假如我不喜歡某個人，我通常會用幽默的方式來嘲笑他們。
3.即興發揮affiliative humor
使用令人會心一笑的善意幽默來達到提升自我和別人的關係，而且又是對自己相當善意和接納的幽默；反應快的機智對白、巧辯，達到娛樂大家，降低人際之間緊張氣氛。這種人你可能是...
I usually don't laugh or joke around much with other people.
我通常不太笑，也不太刻意和別人開玩笑。
I usually don't like to tell jokes or amuse people.
我通常不喜歡講笑話來娛樂別人。
I enjoy making people laugh.
我會很高興能讓別人發笑。
I rarely make other people laugh by telling funny stories about myself.
我很少靠著說自己的好笑故事來讓別人發笑。
4.把悲傷留給自己 self-defeating humor
習慣自嘲來達到幽默的效果，即使被嘲笑也會跟著一起笑，好讓別的群體可以接受自己，他們也運用這種幽默來掩飾內心真實的感受，自尊感相對較低，沒安全感，也容易不滿意自己的人際圈。這種人你可能是...
I will often get carried away in putting myself down if it makes my family or friends laugh.
我常常為了讓家人或朋友發笑而自我貶抑到無法自拔的地步。
I often try to make people like or accept me more by saying something funny about my own weakness, blunders, or faults.
我常常為了讓別人更喜歡我或接受我，而把我自己的弱點、糗事或錯誤當成笑話說給他們聽。
When I am with friends or family, I often seem to be the one that other people make fun of or joke about.
當我和朋友或家人在一起時，我經常是那個被別人嘲笑或開玩笑的對象。
If I am having problems or feeling unhappy, I often cover it up by joking around, so that even my closest friends don’t know how I really feel.
假如我有問題或是感到不高興時，我會用笑話來掩飾，這樣好朋友才看不出來我真正的感受。
本圖/文經授權轉載自世界公民文化中心（原篇名：你的幽默是哪一型）
