Those who adhere to an evolutionary perspective on psychopathology use _____ as a way of explaining how a trait could be advantageous in one context and maladaptive in another.

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Sickle cell anemia is often used as an example in evolutionary psychology to illustrate how a trait can be advantageous in one context (providing resistance to malaria) and maladaptive in another (causing health issues related to sickle cell disease).

Those Who Adhere to an Evolutionary Perspective on Psychopathology Use