Thesis supervisor: Béla Birkás
Location of studies (in Hungarian): PTE ÁOK Pécs, Szigeti u. 12. Abbreviation of location of studies: ÁOK
Description of the research topic:
It utilizes and synthetizes various theoretical models and research from a variety of disciplines, including psychology, psychiatry, physiology, genetics, behavioral and health sciences and anthropology. Symptoms or impaired functioning might represent evolved responses or contrariwise, the absence of successful adaptation to a certain environmental factor. Accordingly, putting illness, diseases or pathophysiological mechanisms in the evolutionary perspective can be helpful to understand the origin and significance of the symptoms and may provide some indication to deciding whether to offer symptomatic relief or not.