The Evolution of Suicide
This thought-provoking volume offers a distinctly human evolutionary analysis of a distinctly human phenomenon: suicide. Its ‘pain and brain’ model posits animal adaptations as the motivator for suicidal escape, and specific human cognitive adaptations as
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C. A. Soper
The Evolution of Suicide
Evolutionary Psychology
Series Editors Todd K. Shackelford Rochester, MI, USA Viviana A. Weekes-Shackelford Rochester, MI, USA
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C. A. Soper
The Evolution of Suicide
C. A. Soper Private Practice Lisbon, Portugal
ISSN 2197-9898 ISSN 2197-9901 (electronic) Evolutionary Psychology ISBN 978-3-319-77299-8 ISBN 978-3-319-77300-1 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77300-1 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018935263 © Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018 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 the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
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Acknowledgements
This book is based on a PhD thesis that was submitted in August 2017 to the University of Gloucestershire, England, following research undertaken there from 2014 to 2017. I would like to record my gratitude to the PhD supervisory team, Emily Ryall, Jane Monckton-Smith, and Richard Evans; to Adam Hart, Malcolm MacLean, Dave Webster, and to all at the University of Gloucestershire who enabled this project to reach fruition. I am grateful for the support of friends and family, particularly to Sally Birch and David Nicholds, who laboured through earlier drafts and offered critiques; and to Mark Rousell, who originally pointed me towards evolutionary psychology.
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Glossary of Abbreviations and Neologisms
CMDs EP fender ID keeper SSSD
Common mental disorders (Goldberg & Goodyer, 2005) Evolutionary psychology (Buss, 2005) Front-line, active, anti-suicide, evolved psychological mechanism Intellectual disability (Lunsky, Raina, & Burge, 20
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