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Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry
Book • 2019
In 'Good Reasons for Bad Feelings', Randolph M. Nesse uses insights from evolutionary biology to explain why negative emotions exist and how they can become overwhelming.
He argues that emotions like anxiety and low mood are adaptive responses to specific situations, but can escalate into mental disorders.
The book offers a new framework for understanding mental illness by considering the mismatch between modern environments and our evolutionary past.
He argues that emotions like anxiety and low mood are adaptive responses to specific situations, but can escalate into mental disorders.
The book offers a new framework for understanding mental illness by considering the mismatch between modern environments and our evolutionary past.
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Rob Wiblin as one of his favorite books from last year, offering an evolutionary psychology perspective on mental health problems.


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#179 – Randy Nesse on why evolution left us so vulnerable to depression and anxiety