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#542 - Dr Randy Nesse - Evolutionary Psychiatry Can Explain Human Emotions

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Is Anger Really a Useful Signal in a Relationship?

The purpose of the function of anger is to signal you're about to attack somebody. In what situation is anxiety useful, in what situation is anger useful? "It's not something always to be avoided," he says. It seems like taking an evolutionary perspective with this allows people that are suffering with emotions to see them with less shame.

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