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Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...concept of stress in the 1930s, felt this was a very one-sided view – he regarded stress as ubiquitous and vitally important, calling it ‘the salt of life’ (Selye, 1978 [1956]). Selye distinguished two kinds of stress: Within the general concept of stress … we must differentiate between distress (from the Latin dis = bad, as in dissonance, disagreement), and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story
Society, Politics & Law

Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story

...concept formed by human beings, and reinforced by social practices, which includes the belief that some roles and behaviours are more appropriate and suited to certain genders. People are socialised into gender roles within their societies from a very young age. For example, in Western societies, girls were traditionally given dolls and prams to play with, which would...
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Understanding mental capacity Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding mental capacity

...prompt your thinking. As there may be quite a lot to consider here, you might want to make detailed notes and reflect upon them before moving on to your next decision. Learning Did you enjoy learning online? What are the best aspects and what did you find challenging? Did you enjoy learning about mental capacity? Were there topics you wanted to know more about that were...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits Badge icon
Education & Development

Multidisciplinary study: the value and benefits

...concepts and perspectives too. Nowadays the word ‘discipline’ is used interchangeably with ‘subject’ as you will find throughout this course. The terms ‘multidisciplinary, ‘interdisciplinary’, ‘cross disciplinary’ and ‘transdisciplinary’ are used to describe the different ways subjects can be combined. Multidisciplinarity is where two or more...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
An introduction to school librarianship Badge icon
Education & Development

An introduction to school librarianship

...concepts, it’s also important that the library reflects and supports the unique policies, demographics and mission aims of your school. Whether a primary or secondary, state or independent, the location, size, demographic and nature of your school will shape its strategic direction. If your library is to be an integral part of your school, its provision must likewise be...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom
Society, Politics & Law

Expert evidence and forensic science in the courtroom

...concept of evidential 'weight' means how much influence the evidence will have on the fact-finder's decision. This applies both evidence from lay witnesses and expert witnesses, though often expert evidence will tend to carry more weight overall. In the following sections, you will be introduced to some of the key admissibility rules concerning expert evidence, namely...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Gaelic in modern Scotland
Languages

Gaelic in modern Scotland

...concept formation, a more diversified set of mental abilities.’ Although the Peal/Lambert study has, in its turn, been shown to have flaws, it set the tone for much of the research that followed, which has consistently shown the relationship between bilingualism and children’s cognitive development in a positive light. Recent research has aimed to define this...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs
Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations

...concept of ‘leader’ (strong; rational; independent; linear thinking; aggressive; competitive) bear a close resemblance to words commonly associated with male (strong; in control/domineering; husband/father/brother; macho; power; rational). We should be careful here, however, to not portray this as a sex-based argument, a male-female issue. Rather, it is better to...
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Level 1: Introductory 15 hrs