Mental Darwinism and the evolution of the emotion-processing mind

American Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-124

  Langs, Robert ^a,b  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EGO DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW;

EID: 0030023707     PISSN: 00029564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1996.50.1.103     Document Type: Review

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