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Subordination and Defeat: An Evolutionary Approach To Mood Disorders and Their Therapy book cover

1st Edition

Subordination and Defeat An Evolutionary Approach To Mood Disorders and Their Therapy

Edited By Leon Sloman, Paul Gilbert Copyright 2000
264 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge
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Most people now accept that human beings are the product of millions of years of mammalian evolution and, more recently, primate evolution. This landmark book explores the implications of our evolutionary history for theories and therapies of depression. In particular, the focus is on how social conflict has shaped various behavioral and psychophysiological systems. Special attention is given to... Read more
Contents: Preface. Introduction. Part I: Subordination Strategies and Depression. P. Gilbert, Varieties of Submissive Behavior as Forms of Social Defense: Their Evolution and Role in Depression. L. Sloman, How the Involuntary Defeat Strategy Relates to Depression. Part II: Biological Correlates of Subordination and Depression. M. McGuire, F. Fawzy, J. Spar, A. Troisi, Dysthymic Disorder, Regulation-Dysregulation Theory, CNS Blood Flow, and CNS Metabolism. R.D. Levitan, G. Hasey, L. Sloman, Major Depression and the Involuntary Defeat Strategy: Biological Correlates. Part III: Psychosocial Dimensions of the Involuntary Defeat Strategy. G.E. Weisfeld, C.A. Wendorf, The Involuntary Defeat Strategy and Discrete Emotions Theory. B.P. Buunk, V. Brenninkmeyer, Social Comparison Processes Among Depressed Individuals: Evidence for the Evolutionary Perspective on Involuntary Subordinate Strategies? J. Price, Subordination, Self-Esteem, and Depression. Part IV: Psychotherapeutic Approaches. S.R. Swallow, A Cognitive Behavioral Perspective on the Involuntary Defeat Strategy. L. Sloman, L. Atkinson, Social Competition and Attachment. L. Sloman, P. Gilbert, Concluding Comments.

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Edited by Sloman, Leon; Gilbert, Paul

"The ideas presented in this book should be exciting for therapists and depressed clients alike, because the evolutionary approach to understanding depression readily suggests the development of effective psychotherapeutic treatment strategies....This book is well worth reading and its content deserves thoughtful consideration."
—Metapsychology

"A very good idea is presented, and correlated findings are presented in a fine biopsychosocial fashion....I do firmly recommend this book to anyone interested in an evolutionary approach to, and a broader understanding of, depression and mental disorders."
—Human Ethology Bulletin

"The publication of Subordination and Defeat: An Evolutionary Approach to Mood Disorders and Their Therapy is a major step forward in the understanding and treatment of clinical depression. Since John Price's path-breaking article on dominance, ranking, and mental illness in 1967, a substantive body of theory and research has emerged on subordination, defeat, powerlessness, and suboptimal attachment as they cause and/or aggravate mood disorders and depression. Sloman and Gilbert do an excellent job of integrating the various strands of this literature, and the strong panel of experts, new conceptual models, and provocative treatment approaches are just a few strengths of this highly recommended work."
—Kent G. Bailey, Ph.D.
Virginia Commonwealth University

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