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

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Evolutionary Perspectives on Anxiety, Sadness, and Depression

The chapter explores how different anxieties have evolved to cope with various losses, delves into the purpose of sadness as a response to loss, and discusses how evolution has left humans vulnerable to depression and anxiety by prioritizing behaviors that aid in gene propagation.

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