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Evolution of the Psyche
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David H. Rosen, ed., Michael C. Luebbert
ISBN: 0-275-96312-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96312-5
248 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 1/30/1999
List Price: $110.95 (UK Sterling Price: £76.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Rosen and Luebbert have edited a collection providing a diverse sampling of theoretical and scientific approaches to understanding important markers connected with the evolution of the psyche. Markers from our evolutionary path can be discerned in the structure of the human brain, in our similarities to our infrahuman ancestors, and in contemporary behaviors that, as the essays make clear, continue to serve purposes best understood in our original environment of evolutionary adaptedness.

Written by some of the leading investigators in this field, they show why evolutionary psychology is the most useful paradigm for overcoming the current disintegration of the psychological sciences. All those with an interest in the origin of the human mind will find this book enlightening. It is an important collection for students, scholars, and other researchers of the psyche.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction by David H. Rosen and Michael C. Luebbert
    Evolutionary Psychology: A New Paradigm for Psychological Science by David M. Buss
    Sex and Mating: Sexual Strategies, Trade-offs, and Strategic Pluralism by Lorne Campbell, Jeffry A. Simpson, and Minda Orina
    Historicity and Evolution of the Mind by William G. Graziano and Renee M. Tobin
    Evolution of the Symbolic Self by John J. Skowronski and Constantine Sedikides
    Evolution and Creativity by Steven M. Smith and Thomas B. Ward
    An Evolutionary Perspective on Insight by Benton H. Pierce
    The Evolution of Humor: Do Those Who Laugh Last? by Jyotsna Vaid
    Evolutionary Memory by Holly L. Huston, David H. Rosen, and Steven M. Smith
    On the Evolution of Interest: Cases in Serpent Art by Brett Cooke
    The Survival Value of Forgiveness by Michael C. Luebbert
    The Evolutionary Significance of Archetypal Dreams by Holly L. Huston
    An Evolutionary Approach to Psychiatric Disorders: Group-Splitting and Schizophrenia by John Price and Anthony Stevens
    An Evolutionary Perspective on Treatment by Anthony Stevens and John Price
    Index
About the Author: DAVID H. ROSEN is Frank N. McMillan Professor of Analytical Psychology and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Texas A&M University./e Dr. Rosen has published extensively in book and journal form on medical and psychological topics.

MICHAEL C. LUEBBERT is with the Psychology Department at Texas A & M University, specializing in clinical psychology.
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