Social Signaling | Psychology Today
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The missing ingredient in the treatment of chronic depression.
Source: TomLynch/Shutterstock When we feel part of a tribe—we feel safe. Humans are a hyper-cooperative species—more so than any other animal species. We engage in highly complex and coordinated group activities with non-kin and comply without resistance to requests from complete strangers. Rather than falling apart or running amuck when disaster strikes, research shows that most humans are calm, orderly, and work together to help others. During times of extreme crisis, we forget about our individual differences, backgrounds, and beliefs and unite together for a common cause (e.g., ask…
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