How Sadness Survived - The Evolutionary Basis of Depression

Informationen zum Autor Paul Keedwell, Philip Barker Klappentext What I am offering is a critical overview of ideas about depression, some new, some old, which fall under the discipline of 'evolutionary psychology'(EP) Zusammenfassung What I am offering is a critical overview of ideas about depression, some new, some old, which fall under the discipline of 'evolutionary psychology'(EP) Inhaltsverzeichnis Genes, disease and depression: busting myths. Some important assumptions about depression. The war of depression: an ancient human condition or a modern malaise? Living on a boat. Why weepest thou? Is depression universal? Depression's place in the animal kingdom. Adaptation or fluff? What has depression ever done for us? Putting on the brakes. Taking stock (the vision quest). Beneficial by-products. Treating depression: new perspectives. The loss of depression's adaptive power? Should we treat depression?

Product details

• Authors: Philip Barker, Paul Keedwell, Paul Barker Keedwell, Keedwell Paul
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.2008
• EAN: 9781846190131
• ISBN: 978-1-84619-013-1
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Applied psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Abnormal psychology, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology