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‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout
Health, Sports & Psychology

‘Resilience isn’t enough’: why the growth of women’s football could lead to player burnout

...psychological strain that isn’t always visible, but can be deeply harmful. Mental health is increasingly part of the conversation around women’s football, but real support remains patchy. After the tragic suicide of Sheffield United’s 27-year-old midfielder Maddy Cusack in 2023, the FA commissioned a report into mental health support across the Women’s Super...
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Is personality the only factor in how we behave?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is personality the only factor in how we behave?

...psychology they think of personality and psychology as almost being synonymous, understanding individual differences. But as we look into things more deeply we realise that the way that people behave differently from each other is more often to do with the circumstances they’re in. For instance, a type of job they’re doing. If they’re put in the job that requires...
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Star Wars: The use of myth
History & The Arts

Star Wars: The use of myth

...psychological and sociological functions of myth. For example, it was claimed that myths express the basic human archetypes stored in the collective unconscious which remains, for the most part, beyond ordinary conscious awareness. Myth’s ability to give us access to it poses the possibility for psychological integration and well-being. On the other hand, myths were...
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Emotion management for translators
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Emotion management for translators

...psychological skillset. Delivered entirely in an asynchronous format, the course will increase participants’ range of options for tackling emotion-eliciting issues at work and in life. For further information on the course and its cost, please email severine.hubscher-davidson@open.ac.uk. Emotion management courses This training package is in a collection developed as...
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Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: The Pain Clinic

...psychological and physical effects of serious injury. Beating Body Pain How physiotherapy can deal with fear of using the body. Understanding the neurology behind pain pathways. The Psychology of Pain A psychologist at the Real Health Institute explains how they use pain processing psychology in their practice. Coping with Permanent Pain Doctors and patients discuss the...
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Emotional intelligence for translators
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Emotional intelligence for translators

...psychological health...Emotional intelligence for translators is a continuing professional development (CPD) course developed in response to the growing demand for soft skills training from employers, translators, and professional translation associations. This two-hour taster course aims to offer an introduction to the concept of emotional intelligence (EI), raise...
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Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana
Society, Politics & Law

Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana

...psychological implications for the study of minds, selves and sense-making. The course aims to demonstrate that in studying discourse we cannot help but study social life...This free course, Themes in discourse research: the case of Diana, introduces some of the main themes and issues in discourse research using Martin Bashir's famous interview with Diana, Princess of...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world
Society, Politics & Law

The Cyber Armour: A podcast which champions voices and safety of women and girls in the digital world

...psychology, criminology and gender studies and is interested in understanding the challenges faced by women and LGBTQ+ people, particularly in the realm of online abuse and digital harms. Her research dives deep into issues around sexualities, gender and social justice. She is also the co-editor of the British Psychological Society’s periodical the Psychology of Women &...
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