Evolving Psychiatry Why Evolutionary Psychiatry? | Adam Hunt | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #1
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Sep 7, 2022 The podcast discusses key concepts of evolutionary psychiatry, focusing on mental health disorders, the mismatch between modern society and our ancestral past, societal perceptions towards homosexuality, evolution of emotions, and the influence of social environments on mental health.
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Evolutionary Psychiatry Explained
- Evolutionary psychiatry applies evolutionary thinking to understand mental disorders and mental health.
- It examines why certain brain states and emotions exist through an evolutionary lens.
Mismatch Concept in Mental Health
- The concept of mismatch explains why modern environments may increase vulnerability to mental disorders.
- Our current lifestyles differ drastically from ancestral ones, affecting mental health.
Reproductive Success Over Health
- Natural selection favors reproductive success over health or happiness.
- Some painful or harmful mental states persisted because they once increased reproductive success.