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Human emotions and motivations have evolutionary roots from "summary" of Evolutionary Psychology by David M. Buss
Human emotions and motivations are not random occurrences but are deeply rooted in our evolutionary past. These emotions and motivations have been shaped by natural selection over millions of years to help our ancestors survive and reproduce in their ancestral environments. For example, fear is an emotion that likely evolved to protect our ancestors from potential threats in their environment. Those who were more sensitive to danger were more likely to survive and pass on their genes, leading to the prevalence of fear in modern humans. Similarly, our motivations such as the desire for food, sex, and social status can also be traced back to our evolutionary history. The drive to seek out high-calorie foods was adaptive for our ancestors who...
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