Evolution has endowed all humans with a continuum of innate, hard-wired, automatically
activated defense behaviors, termed the defense cascade. Arousal is the first step in …

Background. The social rank theory of psychopathology suggests that with the evolution of
social hierarchies various psychobiological mechanisms became attuned to the success or …

Electrodermal activity is one of the most frequently used psychophysiological evaluations in
psychology research. Based on the 1992 edition of this work Electrodermal Activity covers …

A model of the neuropsychology of anxiety is proposed. The model is based in the first
instance upon an analysis of the behavioural effects of the antianxiety drugs …

Some habits are maladaptive; their effects are contrary to the welfare of the individual. A
great many maladaptive habits are primarily emotional and the emotion is usually fear …

We postulate that the cascade “Freeze-Flight-Fight-Fright-Flag-Faint” is a coherent
sequence of six fear responses that escalate as a function of defense possibilities and …

Social and Personality Development looks at the processes by which we come to be who we
are. It covers a range of topics central to personality and developmental psychology. The …

Depression: The Evolution of Powerlessness offers a fresh perspective on research, theory
and conceptualisations of the depressive disorders, derived from evolution theory and …

Human Nature and Suffering is a profound comment on the human condition, from the
perspective of evolutionary psychology. Paul Gilbert explores the implications of humans as …

Background: The goal of this study was to examine the neuronal circuitry underlying
dissociative responses to traumatic script-driven imagery in sexual-abuse-related …