J Anderson Thomson
Biographic Data
| ID | 7973425 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J Anderson Thomson |
| GIVEN NAMES | J Anderson |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMSON J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Counseling Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression From an Evolutionary Perspective
Evolutionary medicine attempts to solve a problem with which traditional medicine has struggled historically; how do we distinguish between diseased states and "healthy" responses to disease states? Fever and diarrhea represent classic examples of evolved adaptations that increase the likelihood of survival in response to the presence of pathogens in the body. Whereas, the severe mental disorders like psychotic mania or the schizophrenias may inv…
The bright side of being blue
Depression is the primary emotional condition for which help is sought. Depressed people often report persistent rumination, which involves analysis, and complex social problems in their lives. Analysis is often a useful approach for solving complex problems, but it requires slow, sustained processing, so disruption would interfere with problem solving. The analytical rumination hypothesis proposes that depression is an evolved response to comple…
Who are We? Where Did We Come From? How Religious Identity Divides and Damns Us All
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The bright side of being blue
Depression is the primary emotional condition for which help is sought. Depressed people often report persistent rumination, which involves analysis, and complex social problems in their lives. Analysis is often a useful approach for solving complex problems, but it requires slow, sustained processing, so disruption would interfere with problem solving. The analytical rumination hypothesis proposes that depression is an evolved response to comple…
Who are We? Where Did We Come From? How Religious Identity Divides and Damns Us All
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression From an Evolutionary Perspective
Evolutionary medicine attempts to solve a problem with which traditional medicine has struggled historically; how do we distinguish between diseased states and "healthy" responses to disease states? Fever and diarrhea represent classic examples of evolved adaptations that increase the likelihood of survival in response to the presence of pathogens in the body. Whereas, the severe mental disorders like psychotic mania or the schizophrenias may inv…
Psychology (3 works) · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes (2 works) · Cognition (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · Mental Health Research Topics (2 works) · Rumination (2 works) · Stress Responses and Cortisol (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Anhedonia (1 work) · Anthropology (1 work)