The Evolution of Psychopathology
This review of recent evolutionary theories on psychopathology takes on controversies and contradictions both with established psychological thought and within the evolutionary field itself. Opening with the ancestral origins of the familiar biopsychosoci
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Todd K. Shackelford Virgil Zeigler-Hill Editors
The Evolution of Psychopathology
Evolutionary Psychology
Series Editors Todd K. Shackelford Rochester, MI, USA Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford Rochester, MI, USA
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Todd K. Shackelford • Virgil Zeigler-Hill Editors
The Evolution of Psychopathology
Editors Todd K. Shackelford Department of Psychology Oakland University Rochester, MI, USA
Virgil Zeigler-Hill Department of Psychology Oakland University Rochester, MI, USA
ISSN 2197-9898 ISSN 2197-9901 (electronic) Evolutionary Psychology ISBN 978-3-319-60575-3 ISBN 978-3-319-60576-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-60576-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948385 © Springer International Publishing AG 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
In April 2016, we welcomed several dozen scholars from North America, South America, Europe, and Asia to join us at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, for a two-day interdisciplinary conference on “The Evolution of Psychopathology.” We invited as panelists some of the leading minds in psychopathology from many different disciplines, including psychology, neuroscience, criminology, biology, anthropology, archeology, law, philosophy, and medicine. These scholars had conducted and published substantial work addressing various aspects of psychopathology from an evolutionary perspective. This volume showcases the groundbreaking empirical and theoretical work from several of these panelists and other distinguished conference guests. The volume opens with a wide-ranging contribution from Fabrega, J
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