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Evolutionary psychology is an important and rapidly expanding area in the life, social, and behavioral sciences, and this Handbook represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date reference text in the field today. Chapters in this Handbook address real-world and practical applications of evolutionary psychology such as applications to medicine, psychiatry, law, and technology. The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology is an essential resource for researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students in all areas of psychology, and in related disciplines across the life, social, and behavioral sciences. Part 1: Applications to Health and Well-Being, Part 2: Applications to Law and Order, and Part 3: Applications to Technology, Communications, and the Future.
Evolutionary Psychology and Counseling and Psychotherapy
Evolutionary Psychology and Counseling and Psychotherapy
This chapter covers two important clinical applications of evolutionary psychopathology: (1) evolutionary-inspired psychological interventions, and (2) integration of evolutionary insights into couples therapy.
Applications of Evolutionary Psychology in the Treatment of Mental Disorders
In recent years, there has been an outpouring of attempts at evolutionary hypotheses of mental disorders. Different authors have proposed evolutionary explanations for depression (Durisko et al., 2015), anxieties (Gilbert, 2001; Nesse, 1998), schizophrenia (Crow, 2000), and personality disorders (Glenn et al., 2011; Gutiérrez et al., 2013; Hertler, 2014; Molina et al., 2009; O'Reilly et al., 2001), to name a few.
Evolutionary explanations of mental disorders typically focus on the role of the symptoms in increasing fitness, ...
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