Good Reasons for Bad Feelings：Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry
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- 出版社 Dutton
- 出版时间 2019年2月
- ISBN 9781101985663
内容简介
Afounderofthefieldofevolutionarymedicineuseshisdecadesofexperienceasapsychiatristtoprovideamuch-needednewframeworkformakingsenseofmentalillness.WhydoIfeelbad?Thereisrealpowerinunderstandingourbadfeelings.WithhisclassicWhyWeGetSick,Dr.RandolphNessehelpedtoestablishthefieldofevolutionarymedicine.Nowhereturnswithabookthattransformsourunderstandingofmentaldisordersbyexploringafundamentallynewquestion.Insteadofaskingwhycertainpeoplesufferfrommentalillness,Nesseaskswhynaturalselectionhasleftusallwithfragileminds.Drawingonrevealingstoriesfromhisownclinicalpracticeandinsightsfromevolutionarybiology,Nesseshowshownegativeemotionsareusefulincertainsituations,yetcanbecomeoverwhelming.Anxietyprotectsusfromharminthefaceofdanger,butfalsealarmsareinevitable.Lowmoodspreventusfromwastingeffortinpursuitofunreachablegoals,buttheyoftenescalateintopathologicaldepression.Othermentaldisorders,suchasaddictionandanorexia,resultfromthemismatchbetweenmodernenvironmentandourancienthumanpast.Andtherearegoodevolutionaryreasonsforsexualdisordersandforwhygenesforschizophreniapersist.Takentogether,theseandmanymoreinsightshelptoexplainthepervasivenessofhumansuffering,andshowusnewpathsforrelievingitbyunderstandingindividualsasindividuals.
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