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  1. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
    "Telling someone who procrastinates to buy a weekly planner is like telling someone with chronic depression to just cheer up," insists Dr. Ferrari.
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  2. traumatic
    psychologically painful
    Being able to laugh at traumatic events in our own lives doesn't cause us to ignore them, but instead seems to prepare us to endure them.
  3. trauma
    an emotional wound or shock having long-lasting effects
    Being able to face an old trauma with humor may very well then be considered a reliable signal of psychological recovery.
  4. allocate
    distribute according to a plan or set apart for a purpose
    Phil and Amy allocate many of the family's financial resources to their children's interests and activities.
  5. bonding
    the act of fastening firmly together
    Well-intentioned parents might actually be doing their children a disservice by hindering the development of bonding and by interfering with opportunities for building spontaneous and intimate relationships.
  6. inappropriate
    not suitable for a particular occasion or use
    Perhaps many of us simply don't think to try to laugh, either because we're too overwhelmed by suffering or because we think laughter in the face of suffering is inappropriate.
  7. structured
    having a definite and highly organized system
    It can be done with highly structured cognitive behavioral therapy.
  8. empathy
    understanding and entering into another's feelings
    It requires sitting with the other, looking at faces reading what body language tells us--and for those who didn't learn this in our families of origin--it requires the development of a whole new skill set: including putting words on what we are feeling, as well as developing true empathy."
  9. evolve
    undergo development
    Neuroscientist V.S. Ramachandran theorizes in his excellent book A Brief Tour of Human Consciousness that laughter evolved as a signal both to ourselves and others that what may appear dangerous or threatening actually isn't.
  10. interact
    do something together or with others
    Spouses need one on one time to get to know one another--away and apart from how they interact and relate as parents.
  11. cognitive
    relating to or involving the mental process of knowing
    It can be done with highly structured cognitive behavioral therapy.
  12. milieu
    the environmental condition
    Procrastination is learned in the family milieu, but not directly.
  13. insomnia
    an inability to sleep
    And they had
    insomnia.
  14. psychological
    mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
    PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES
    Interestingly, this same nervous laughter has been noted to occur in many psychological experiments when subjects have found themselves placed under a high degree of emotional stress specifically involving perceived harm to others.
  15. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
    When faced with adversity, some people exhibit a great ability for turning to laughter as a soothing balm, while others remain less able to do so.
  16. upbringing
    helping someone grow up to be a member of the community
    While this may be a result of differences in upbringing or genetics, I often wonder if it's equally as much a matter of intent.
  17. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
    It is one response to an authoritarian parenting style.
  18. staccato
    (music) separating the notes
    As he writes, perhaps "...the rhythmic staccato sound of laughter evolved to inform our kin who share our genes: don't waste your precious resources on this situation; it's a false alarm."
  19. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
    Not making a decision
    absolves procrastinators of responsibility for the outcome of events.
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  20. writhe
    move in a twisting or contorted motion
    He started writhing on the floor in obvious pain.
  21. create
    bring into existence
    Procrastination: Ten Things To Know
    by
    Created Aug 22 2003 - 11:00pm

    There are many ways to avoid success in life, but the most sure-fire just might be procrastination.
  22. hectic
    marked by intense activity or agitation
    The Matthews acknowledge that things are hectic because they allow their boys, who are athletic, to double up on sports.
  23. immature
    not yet fully developed
    This may explain why some psychologists classify humor as one of the "mature" defense mechanisms we invoke to guard ourselves against overwhelming anxiety (as compared to the "psychotic," "immature," and "neurotic" defense mechanisms).
  24. chronic
    long-lasting or characterized by long suffering
    Twenty percent of people identify themselves as chronic procrastinators.
  25. intern
    someone who works for an expert to learn about a job
    Having a harsh, controlling father keeps children from developing the ability to regulate themselves, from internalizing their own intentions and then learning to act on them.
  26. focusing
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    Because if instead of focusing on the negative impact of an adverse event or experience we focus on simply laughing about it, actively and consciously pursuing a perspective that makes it funny, we just may be able to activate the most under recognized but powerful weapon we have against suffering.
  27. regulate
    bring into conformity with rules, principles, or usage
    Having a harsh, controlling father keeps children from developing the ability to regulate themselves, from internalizing their own intentions and then learning to act on them.
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