Tag: evolutionary psychology
Beyond the Chemical Imbalance: Looking to the Past to Understand the...
Our bodies and minds evolved to thrive in an environment that is vastly different from the one in which a majority of us now live.
We Should Listen to Our Emotional Pain: An interview with Paul...
Dr. Paul Andrews is an Associate Professor of Evolutionary Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour at McMaster University. His research focuses...
High Rates of Questionable Research Practices Found in Ecology and Evolution
A new study, published online by the Open Science Foundation, suggests that questionable research practices (QRPs) are prevalent in the fields of ecology and evolution.
Science is Catching Up to the Buddha
FromĀ Big Think: In Robert Wright's new bookĀ Why Buddhism is True, he illustrates how contemporary science has confirmed some of the core tenets and beliefs...
Humans are the Only Animals who Crave Oblivion Through Suicide
In this pieceĀ forĀ Aeon, Nicholas Humphrey explores why humans are the only animals that experience suicidality as well asĀ the impact of suicideĀ on evolution.
"From the viewpoint...
Depression may be our Brain’s way of Telling us to Stop
FromĀ Business Insider: Depression may be an adaptation that serves a valuable purpose, not a disease or disorder.
"The basic concept is that what we think...
The Revolution in Psychotherapy
Since the time of Freud, the field of psychotherapy has assumed that modalities and techniques were the instruments of change in psychotherapy. But the evidence is mounting that modalities and techniques have relatively little to do with effectiveness; evidence shows that it is the human elements of psychotherapy that are the most potent agents of healing
