The adaptive function of mood change.

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  • Author(s): Price J
  • Source:
    The British journal of medical psychology [Br J Med Psychol] 1998 Dec; Vol. 71 ( Pt 4), pp. 465-77.
  • Publication Type:
    Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: British Psychological Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370640 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0007-1129 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00071129 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Med Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: Letchworth Eng : British Psychological Society
      Original Publication: London [etc.]
    • Subject Terms:
      Adaptation, Psychological* ; Affect* ; Biological Evolution* ; Social Behavior*; Aggression ; Humans ; Mood Disorders/etiology ; Stress, Psychological
    • Abstract:
      It is useful to imagine an 'agonistic strategy set', containing the two alternative and mutually incompatible strategies of escalation and de-escalation. The strategy set is accessed by loss, threat or some other form of 'ranking stress'. It is further suggested that ranking stress is dealt with relatively independently at three levels of the brain/mind, so that an agonistic strategy set is deployed at each of the three levels. Normally, all three levels escalate or de-escalate in unison, but sometimes lower level de-escalation is associated with middle or higher level escalation, and then the resolution of agonistic situations is delayed and psychopathology may be recognized.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 19990106 Date Completed: 19990303 Latest Revision: 20190915
    • Publication Date:
      20221213
    • Accession Number:
      10.1111/j.2044-8341.1998.tb01003.x
    • Accession Number:
      9875956