PSYA02H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 16: Stress Management, Relaxation Technique, Fetus
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Cultural evolution- a culture"s adaptive change to recurrent environmental pressures; driven mainly by psychological forces; a product of human intellect and physical capacity---both of which have strong genetic components. Lifestyle- aggregate behavior of a person; the way in which a person leads his or her life. Cultural evolution has been the primary agent involved in shaping lifestyle. For our prehistoric ancestors, lifestyle was pretty much the same for everyone. Today, there is no predominant lifestyle; cultural evolution has afforded us to the luxury of choosing among many alternatives. Cultural evolution has resulted in a much higher standard of living than that of our prehistoric or even our relatively modern ancestors. However, cultural evolution has also produced threats to our health and safety and survival (e. g. people can be hit and killed by cars or trucks; excessive use of alcohol can lead to illness).
