Abstract
We present an evolutionary-driven cognitive-behavioral intervention for a moderately depressed patient. Standard cognitive and behavioral therapy techniques focused on the patient's perfectionistic and self-downing beliefs, while novel, evolutionary-informed techniques were used to guide behavioral activation and conceptualize secondary emotional problems related to anger. The treatment reduced depressive symptomatology and increased evolutionary fitness.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 228-236 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Clinical case reports |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 18 Sept 2014 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Oct 2014 |
Keywords
- cognitive–behavioral therapy
- Darwinian psychotherapy
- depression
- evolutionary psychology
- evolutionary psychotherapy