The term 'life-history theory'(LHT) is increasingly often invoked in psychology, as a
framework for integrating understanding of psychological traits into a broader evolutionary …

In the past decade, there has been monumental progress in our understanding of the
neurobiological basis of sensitive periods. Little is known, however, about the evolution of …

In the past decades, reductionism has dominated both research directions and funding
policies in clinical psychology and psychiatry. The intense search for the biological basis of …

The fast-slow paradigm of life history theory has been a popular approach to individual
differences in the evolutionary behavioral sciences. Currently, however, the fast-slow …

The fast–slow paradigm of life history (LH) focuses on how individuals grow, mate, and
reproduce at different paces. This paradigm can contribute substantially to the field of …

Cognitive style is a major component of individuals' life history and everyday life. However,
individual variations in cognitive styles are not well understood from an evolutionary …

Background There is sufficient evidence that the index-finger-to-ring-finger-ratio (2D: 4D-
ratio) is associated with testosterone and estrogen exposure during the fetal stage. More …

Developmental plasticity facilitates energetically costly but potentially fitness‐enhancing
adjustments to phenotypic trajectories in response to environmental stressors, and thus may …

The literature on social stress and psychiatric disorders is biased toward proximate
explanations. While it is important to know how the mechanisms implicated in social stress …

This chapter looks back over the past 40 years of taking an evolutionary function analytical
approach to mental health difficulties. One evolved motivational system that has been …