Positive Evolutionary Psychology

This book explores positive evolutionary psychology: the use of evolutionary psychology principles to help people and communities experience more positive and fulfilling lives. Across eleven chapters, this book describes the basic ideas of both evolutionary and positive psychology, elaborates on the integration of these two fields as a way to help advance the human condition, discusses several domains of human functioning from the perspective of positive evolutionarypsychology, and finally, looks with an eye toward the future of work in this emerging and dynamic field.

Glenn Geher is Professor of Psychology and Founding Director of Evolutionary Studies at the State University of New York at New Paltz. Geher has won numerous awards in the domains of teaching and research, including the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in both Teaching and Scholarship. An advocate of evolution education, Glenn has published extensively on various topics related to evolution and human behavior.
Nicole Wedberg served as the assistant for the Evolutionary Studies program and supervisor for the Evolutionary Psychology lab at the State University of New York at New Paltz. She has won numerous awards in the domains of writing and research, including the SUNY New Paltz Award of Distinction for Excellence in Writing. As a researcher in evolutionary and positive psychology, she has published in various academic journals with work on the topics of the evolutionary origins of homosexuality, the evolutionary function of orgasm, and the evolutionary underpinnings of warfare.

Acknowledgements
Foreword by Scott Barry Kaufman
Section I: Positive Evolutionary Psychology Defined
Chapter 1: What is Positive Evolutionary Psychology?
Chapter 2: Examples of Positive Evolutionary Psychology
Chapter 3: Ape Out of Water: Evolutionary Mismatch and The Nature of Who We Are
Section II: Domains of Positive Evolutionary Psychology
Chapter 4: The Democratic Ape: Evolved to Get Along
Chapter 5: The Bright Side of Religion
Chapter 6: Happiness, Gratitude, and Love
Chapter 7: Taking the High Road in Life
Chapter 8: An Evolutionary Psychology of Resilience
Section III: Applied Positive Evolutionary Psychology
Chapter 9: Healthy Living Reconsidered
Chapter 10: Building Darwin's Community
Section IV: Implications and the Future of Positive Evolutionary Psychology
Chapter 11: Darwin's Quick Tips for Living a Richer Life
Index