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Author Cantor, Chris.

Title Evolution and posttraumatic stress : disorders of vigilance and defence / Chris Cantor
Published London ; New York : Routledge, 2005

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 MELB  616.8521 Can/Eap  AVAILABLE
Description xiv, 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Contents Pt. I. Posttraumatic stress disorder : an introduction -- 1. A brief history of PTSD -- 2. A clinical perspective of PTSD -- 3. Conventional theories of PTSD -- Pt. II. Evolution and posttraumatic stress disorders -- 4. The evolution of human defensive behaviours -- 5. Defence in overdrive : evolution, PTSD and parsimony -- 6. Perspectives and possibilities : vigilance, avoidance and attentive immobility -- 7. He who fights and runs away ... : withdrawal, aggressive defence and numbing -- 8. The paradox of appeasement -- 9. A last resort : tonic immobility -- 10. Agonic switching, preparedness and psychobiological response patterns -- Epilogue : PTSD in other species?
Summary "This book is the first to examine PTSD from an evolutionary perspective. Beginning with a review of conventional theories, Chris Cantor provides a clear and succinct overview of the history, clinical features and epidemiology of PTSD before going on to introduce and integrate evolutionary theory." "This original presentation of PTSD as a defensive strategy describes how the use of evolutionary theory provides a more coherent and successful model for diagnosis and treatment, greatly improving understanding of usually mystifying symptoms. It will be of great interest to psychiatrists, psychologists, psychotherapists, sociologists and anthropologists."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [198]-216) and index
Subject Genetic psychology.
Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Evolutionary psychology.
LC no. 2005001407
ISBN 1583917705
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