PSYC 3100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Chemical Warfare, Complications Of Pregnancy, Serotonin
6 Apr 2015
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Evo theory has much broader application than specific brain studies. Symptoms can actually be our adaptive response to problems. Fever heat defense against pathogens needs can actually raise risk of death. Evolving serotonin systems for a billion years fucking with the serratonin system is bad. Depression is a adaptive function; life stressor (dead spouse) down regulate socializing, food and sleep patterns change, Design trade-offs / byproducts -substance abuse problems might be a by-product of mechanisms that otherwise facilitates success by persuing rewards. Genetic conflict (some of the genes don"t get along with the other genes) Dads genes will be selected to get more resources. Moms genes are trying to pull back on dads. Baby giving chemical warfare making mom give more sugar and high blood pressure, mom chemical warfare to not. The kids don"t try to get more from mom. Good with things ---- healthy range -----good with people.
