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“The general idea that psychopathy represents a potentially adaptive strategy is consistent with the finding that even violent psychopaths who harm nonrelatives tend to spare closely related individuals, such as their own parents and children.”

Book:Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

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“Even properly functioning defenses are subject to activation errors, evolutionary/developmental mismatches and maladaptive learning; moreover, mechanisms that are initially functional may become damaged or dysregulated following periods of chronic hyperactivation. In other words, conditions that start as adaptive response may sometimes morph into dysfuntions along the way.”

Mind Brain Evolution Species Homo Sapiens Psycho Evolutionary Psychopathology Psychopathy

Book:Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

Source: Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

“...by increasing the rate of fission in human groups, schizotypy may have acted as a promoter and accelerator of group selection.”

Mind Evolution Evolutionary Psychology Evolutionary Psychopathology Psychopathy

Book:Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

Source: Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

“Travel continues to broaden the mind and slim the wallet.”

Mind Travel Tourism Globetrotting

Book:Have Pen, Will Travel: Observations of a Globetrotter

Source: Have Pen, Will Travel: Observations of a Globetrotter

“You said the other day life was long,' I shot back. 'Which is it?' 'It's both,' she said, shrugging. 'It all depends on how you choose to live it. It's like forever, always changing.' Kristy and Macy; p.135”

Life Truth Relationship

Book:The Truth About Forever

Source: The Truth About Forever

“...agriculture and its attending social changes have likely increased selection for traits such as self-control, lower time discounting, and tolerance for routine over the past few millennia.”

Mind Brain Evolution Species Agriculture Homo Sapiens Psycho Evolutionary Psychopathology Psychopathy

Book:Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

Source: Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

“Many minds working together is better than one mind alone”

Mind Genius Togetherness Collective

Author:Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“Runaway competition for thinness generates an evolutionary mismatch, which drives up the risk of maladaptive eating symptons; in particular Abed suggested that AN arises as a direct consequence of competition for thiness, whereas BN may stem from attempts to maintaina nubile body shape.”

Mind Female Evolutionary Psychology Eating Disorders Evolutionary Psychopathology Anorexia Nervosa Tca Bulimina Nervosa

Book:Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

Source: Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

“Androgens in Eating Disorders show an intriguing pattern: while anorexics tend to have low testosterone, there are indications that bulimia is associated with exposure to high levels of prenatal androgens. In addition, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOs, a condition caused by elevated androgens) has been associated with increased BN risk but decreased AN risk.”

Mind Female Evolutionary Psychology Eating Disorders Evolutionary Psychopathology Anorexia Nervosa Tca Bulimina Nervosa

Book:Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

Source: Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

“Social anxiety plays an important role in status competition as a behavioral defense against rejection and defeat. Intense social anxiety is especially adaptive for subordinate or unattractive individuals who need to avoid further status losses. However, excessive or misplaced anxiety may interfere with the acquisition of status and mates, and potentially lead to self-reinforcing circles of low self-esteem.”

Mind Anxiety Female Disorder Evolutionary Psychology Evolutionary Psychopathology

Book:Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

Source: Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

“A better understanding of eating disorders and their symptons can be gained by considering the nature of two self-reinforcing cycles that may be labeled the self-starvation and bingeing-purging cycle.”

Mind Female Evolutionary Psychology Eating Disorders Evolutionary Psychopathology Anorexia Nervosa Tca Bulimina Nervosa

Book:Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

Source: Evolutionary Psychopathology: A Unified Approach

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