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Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency
Society, Politics & Law

Discovering disorder: young people and delinquency

...caring and non-aggressive. Eysenck updated the personality scale to include the P dimension in the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ) (Eysenck and Eysenck, 1975). [Described image] Figure 2 Eysenck’s theory of personality Eysenck thought that most people would score in the middle of the E and N scales, but at the lower end of the P scale. However, criminals would...
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Science, Maths & Technology

COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

...adult tissues, cell death usually balances cell division, ensuring that tissues and organs retain the same size and structure as old cells are replaced. Apoptosis is a normal response in cells with DNA damage, serving to protect the body from cancer. * B cells One of two main types of lymphocyte (cf. T cells) which, when activated, synthesises and releases huge quantities...
Making social media work in Higher Education
Education & Development

Making social media work in Higher Education

...adults to little kids but in this respect it works if a toddler shouts I hate you mummy you don’t take it personally you don’t think the toddler really hates you and we adults act like that sometimes as well. We’re stressed, we’re unhappy, and we kind of go, nya, at someone when we’re unhappy. But it doesn’t mean that we’re actually that annoyed with that...
The problem with crime
Society, Politics & Law

The problem with crime

...careful to guard his body, waiting for a chance to use his left. Johnnie had no science; he relied on his strength and ferocity and great capacity to take punishment. He got in with two lightning-quick jabs to McLatchie's body, left himself wide open, and received a smashing blow to the nose that set the blood flowing freely. His left fist landed another punch to the...
Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...care. You might even think, gosh, maybe something could bloom between the two of them. She’s clearly a Paul Sheldon fan, although is she too much of a fan one begins to think. Because bit by bit, you realise, oh, dear, he’s actually her prisoner. Not only that, she makes him addicted to the painkilling drugs that she will only dole out when he writes the novel she...
Building confidence in using online forums
Education & Development

Building confidence in using online forums

...Care, WELS); Gavin Williams (Staff Tutor, Education, School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport, WELS); Roisin McPhilemy (Staff Tutor, Education, School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport, WELS); Sue Creed (Staff Tutor, Education, School of Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport, WELS); and Deborah Marinetto (Associate Lecturer, School of Education, Childhood,...
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...care to avoid the potholes and the speed cameras, and left her toddler in the care of her favourite nursery nurse, Vicky. On her journey to the school, a police car and two ambulances rushed past with their sirens blasting. The noise momentarily drowned out the politician on the radio who was droning on about the next local election. Waving at the lollipop lady, Joan, as...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...care of their own health and safety and that of people who may be affected by what they do (or do not do) to cooperate with others on health and safety issues and not interfere with, or misuse, anything provided for their health, safety or welfare. Whenever you buy anything as a consumer you are entering into a contract which is a legally binding agreement. In doing so,...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs