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Randolph M. Nesse is a renowned American author born in 1948. His works primarily focus on biology, evolution, and human behavior, having a profound impact on the scientific community.

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“Most of us want most of all to be loved by someone who cared about us for ourselves, not for what we can do for them. For many, the search is bitter and fruitless.”

People Love Relationships Sadness Depression Let Go

Book:Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

Source: Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

“Therapists have long known that may depressions go away only after a person finally gives up some long-sought goal and turns his or her energies in another direction.”

Life History Health Theory Evolution Disease Depression Sickness

Book:Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

Source: Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

“Therapists have long known that many depressions go away only after a person finally gives up some long-sought goal and turns his or her energies in another direction.”

Life History Health Theory Evolution Disease Depression Sickness

Book:Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

Source: Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian Medicine

“Natural selection shaped us to care enormously about waht other people think about our resources, abilities, and character. This is what self-esteem is all about. We constantly monitor how much others value us. Low self-esteem is a signal to try harder to please others.”

Psychology Self Esteem Depression Evolutionary Psychology Psychopathology Low Status

Book:Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry

Source: Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry

“Natural selection shaped us to care enormously about what other people think about our resources, abilities, and character. This is what self-esteem is all about. We constantly monitor how much others value us. Low self-esteem is a signal to try harder to please others.”

Psychology Self Esteem Depression Evolutionary Psychology Psychopathology Low Status

Book:Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry

Source: Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry

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Born: 1948
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Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian MedicineRelated source material

Good Reasons for Bad Feelings: Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary PsychiatryRelated source material

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