Without short-term survival there is no long-term survival. The survivability of our environment changes our emotions and behaviors. Sustained short-term survival experiences generate emotions and behaviors that increase a person’s likelihood of system involvement.

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References and suggested reading/listening:

Peer Reviewed Scholarly Publications

• Boon-Falleur, M., Baumard, N., & Jean-Baptiste, A. (2022). Optimal resource allocation and its consequences on behavioral strategies, personality traits and preferences Mélusine Boon-Falleur. 1–39.

• Ellis, B. J., Bianchi, J., Griskevicius, V., & Frankenhuis, W. E. (2017). Beyond Risk and Protective Factors: An Adaptation-Based Approach to Resilience. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 12(4), 561–587. https://doi.org/10.1177/1745691617693054

• Ellis, B. J., Del Giudice, M., Dishion, T. J., Figueredo, A. J., Gray, P., Griskevicius, V., Hawley, P. H., Jacobs, W. J., James, J., Volk, A. A., & Wilson, D. S. (2012). The evolutionary basis of risky adolescent behavior: implications for science, policy, and practice. Developmental Psychology, 48(3), 598–623. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026220

• Ellis, B. J., Figueredo, A. J., Brumbach, B. H., & Schlomer, G. L. (2009). Fundamental dimensions of environmental risk: The impact of harsh versus unpredictable environments on the evolution and development of life history strategies. In Human Nature (Vol. 20, Issue 2). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12110-009-9063-7

• Reynolds, J. J., & McCrea, S. M. (2015). Exploitative and deceptive resource acquisition strategies: The role of life history strategy and life history contingencies. Evolutionary Psychology, 13(3), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704915593664

• Simpson, J. a., Griskevicius, V., Kuo, S. I.-C., Sung, S., & Collins, W. A. (2012). Evolution, stress, and sensitive periods: The influence of unpredictability in early versus late childhood on sex and risky behavior. Developmental Psychology, 48(3), 674–686. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0027293

Podcasts and Interviews

• Specialized: The Unique Strengths of Stress-Adapted Youth with Willem Frankenhuis

• In Their Shoes: Contextual Adaptation and Optimal Resource Allocation with Mélusine Boon Falleur

• Homeostasis and the origin of emotions and behavior with Max Henning

• Homeostasis Emotion and Feelings with Gil Carvalho

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Person under water – iStock.com/urbazon

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News Article – ‘Completely Innocent’: Teen shot, killed by gang members in Anaheim, Police say. KTLA, https://ktla.com/news/local-news/completely-innocent-teen-shot-killed-by-gang-members-in-anaheim-police-say/

News release – Gun deaths among U.S. children and teens rose 50% in two years, Pew research Center, https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/04/06/gun-deaths-among-us-kids-rose-50-percent-in-two-years/

Paramedic closes body bag – stockbusters, Storyblocks (Stock video)

Teen holds pregnancy test – Dualstock, Storyblocks (Stock video. Posed by model)

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News Article – Study finds Arkansas teen birth rate is second worst in the country, nearly double national rate, https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2022/10/11/study-finds-arkansas-teen-birth-rate-is-second-worst-in-the-country-nearly-double-national-rate

Boys fighting in alley – istock.com/Synthetic-Exposition (Stock video. Posed by models)

News Article – 6 teens, 1 man facing charges after fight breaks out at Boston playground, CBS News Boston, https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/6-teens-1-man-charges-fight-boston-playground/

News Article – Santa Rosa Police break up teen brawl downtown, The Press Democrat, https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/santa-rosa-police-break-up-teen-brawl-downtown/

Friends enjoying conversation in Backyard – stockbusters, Storyblocks

Magazine Article – Meet the Colorado Runner Who Strangled a Mountain Lion, Outside Magazine, https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/exploration-survival/meet-colorado-runner-who-strangled-mountain-lion/

City scene – iStock.com/HenrikAMeyer

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Torrential Rain – dapoopta, Storyblocks

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Dad feeding baby – Prostock-studio, Storyblocks

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