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Are NHS-recommended mental health apps actually doing any good?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are NHS-recommended mental health apps actually doing any good?

...cognitive behavioural therapy(CBT) and methods for mood tracking or self-reflection. [Using an app on a mobile phone] Only a half of people have a choice about when they receive conventional mental health therapy and just 13% can choose where. Using mental health apps would allow people to access a form of treatment on their terms and could even extend therapy to people...
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The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health
Languages

The impact of COVID-19 on linguists and their mental health

...cognitive effort, which can be hijacked if powerful emotions also come into play. While having empathy and cultural sensitivity are valuable skills for linguists, it is important that they are able to acknowledge these feelings and not allow them to have a destabilising effect on their work. Literary translators have often written about the emotional impact of translating...
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Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring, it’s mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion, identity loss, depression: boxing’s toughest opponent isn’t in the ring, it’s mental health

...cognitive decline and movement disorders, and in some tragic cases even death in the ring. Repetitive TBI is associated with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a progressive disease once colloquially known as ‘being punch drunk’. CTE affects memory, mood and behaviour and is among boxing’s most severe long-term health risks. While head trauma is a physical...
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In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?
Digital & Computing

In-car technology: are we being sold a false sense of security?

...cognitive demands it places on a driver. If we try to allocate attention to another engaging task at the same time as driving, our performance in both tasks suffers. Infotainment and safety We are continually introducing more technologies to our vehicles. Drivers can now ask Alexa or Google assistant a question, listen to text messages read aloud by the vehicle and use...
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A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude
Health, Sports & Psychology

A head for heights: How athletes keep calm at altitude

...cognitive (mental worry) or somatic (physiological symptoms) level, it is the interpretation of those emotions that can dictate the influence they will have on their performance. The physiological symptoms associated with anxiety can range from elevated heart rate or sweaty palms, to the classic butterflies in the stomach. The key for an elite athlete is to get those...
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Exercise and mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercise and mental health

...cognitive function. In this course we will examine the effects that exercise can have on different aspects of our mental health. We will use the case study of Malcolm. We will begin by defining what is meant by the term ‘mental health’. Corbin et al. (2008, p.5) define mental health and wellness as the absence of mental illness, such as depression, and the ability to...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness
Health, Sports & Psychology

The dog beyond the mirror: Experiments with dog consciousness

...cognitive complexity, but previous attempts to demonstrate the self-recognition of these animals have been inconclusive. “I believed that because dogs are much less sensitive to visual stimuli with respect to what, for example, humans and many apes are, it is likely that the failure of this and of other species in the mirror test is mainly due to the sensory modality...
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Can being part of a team help break the pain barrier?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can being part of a team help break the pain barrier?

...cognitive factors, such as whether we are in the presence of a close friend or whether we have knowingly received treatment that we believe helps to relieve pain. This is the basis of what’s called placebo analgesia, where beliefs about having received pain relief medication can reduce the felt intensity of pain and how it is processed in the brain, even though the...
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