Evolutionary

Evolutionary Personality Theories

Evolutionary personality psychology suggests that human personality variation is a meaningful and relevant source of human diversity, and that different combinations of heritable personality traits biologically prepare individuals to exploit the different social niches they inhabit. Human personality variation relates to numerous important life outcomes, including life history traits such as sexuality, sociality, fertility, morbidity

Evolutionary Perspectives on Tend-and-Befriend

This article explores the evolutionary perspectives on the tend-and-befriend stress response within the framework of health psychology. Beginning with an introduction to health psychology and the evolutionary basis of stress responses, the article explores the roots of tend-and-befriend, presenting it as a complementary adaptive mechanism alongside the well-known fight-or-flight response. The discussion covers the evolutionary