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Evolutionary theory and cognitive therapy / Paul Gilbert, editor.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cognitive therapy.
- Evolution (Biology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The relatively new and controversial evolutionary approaches to psychopathology are examined in this collection edited by Paul Gilbert. Leading contributors explore some of the central evolutionary concepts that may have implications for cognitive theory and practice. The collection also focuses on specific problems where evolutionary-cognitive theory approach has been effective, for example on issues of optimism/pessimism, fear and anxiety, and command hallucinations in psychosis.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Introduction: Evolution Theory and Cognitive Therapy; Part One: Specific Orientations; 1. Evolutionary Approaches to Psychopathology and Cognitive Therapy; 2. Recognizing, Assessing, and Classifying Others: Cognitive Bases of Evolutionary Kinship Therapy; 3. Evolutionary Perspectives on Emotion: Making Sense of What We Feel; Part Two: Specific Disorders; 4. Pessimism and the Evolution of Negativity; 5. Evolutionary Mechanisms of Fear and Anxiety; 6. The Inner Schema of Borderline States and Its Correction During Psychotherapy: A Cognitive-Evolutionary Approach
- 7. Command Hallucinations: Cognitive Theory, Therapy, and ResearchIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-81127-0
- 9786611811273
- 0-8261-2188-8
- OCLC:
- 476263499
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