Modern Dating and Negative Thinking | Leif Kennair | Evolving Psychiatry Podcast #47
Notes de l’épisode
Why dating apps can't last; defeating negative thinking; and exposure to sensible risk.
Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair is a Clinical Psychologist and a Professor of Personality Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). He is Editor-in-Chief of the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology and was the Head of the Department of Psychology at NTNU. Kennair is an elected member of the Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters and was appointed to the Norwegian Cabinet Committee on Women’s Health. His research interests are diverse, focusing on the effective treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders, as well as evolutionary psychology. He applies Sexual Strategies Theory to explore topics such as jealousy, regret, sexual harassment, mate preferences, and the use of dating apps. A topic close to his heart is the mystery of the evolution of mental disorder.
This podcast is financially supported by the Human Ecology Group of the Institute of Evolutionary Medicine at the University of Zurich.