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Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains

...mental health’ (Mårtensson and Andersson, 2015, p. 62) or ‘the therapeutic use of literature’ (Howie, 1983, p. 287). The effect of reading books is argued to impact not just the mind but also the body. Bavishi, Slade and Levy (2016) carried out a longitudinal study of individuals aged over 50 years old, and found that people who read books actually lived slightly...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
The science of nuclear energy
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of nuclear energy

...health, it triggered cancers. Marie Curie didn’t live to see the amazing journey the radioactive elements would take us on. Because whilst these are naturally occurring elements, they would take man one step closer to a seemingly impossible dream - to create entirely new elements. Radioactivity was discovered in 1896 by Henri Becquerel who noticed that the radiation...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...health and social care. All societies face the challenge of supporting people who, for a variety of reasons, are unable to function without assistance or supervision. It will focus on one important area of social care – home care for older people. Core Questions How do people access social care services? What do home carers do? This OpenLearn course is an adapted...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...mental or psychological activity. (This need not imply that reasoning is an activity performed by an incorporeal mental entity. Perhaps mental activities are identical with processes that occur in the brain.) Our emotions, in contrast, are associated with changes that occur elsewhere in our bodies: sweating, changes in heart rate, decreased salivation and so on. In...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Camille Parmesan - Stories of Change

...Health. © ​ The Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Camille Parmesan interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, Interviewer CP: = Camille Parmesan, Professor, Oceans and Climate Change, Participant RH: OK Camille Parmesan, can you start with telling me how we’ve underestimated things? CP: Well, in past reports, past IPCC reports and the big event analyses...
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Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?
Science, Maths & Technology

Does cancer treatment increase the risk of severe COVID-19 and why?

...health and any additional underlying conditions Cancer patients should rely on their doctors´ expertise to consider the benefits and risks of their chemotherapy plan. Cancer patients will be asked to self-isolate if they are undergoing chemotherapy. A recent report showed that people receiving anti-cancer treatments (chemotherapy or surgery) in the two weeks before...
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The Science of Fear
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Science of Fear

...health because they are acting inappropriately for the conditions in which you find yourself. Because of this, over the long-term, stress can cause severe heart problems and other life threatening conditions. Since the stress response gets you ready for strenuous physical exercise, the best way to counteract it is to actually take some exercise. Exercise helps the body...
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Sharpening Your Critical Thinking
History & The Arts

Sharpening Your Critical Thinking

...health, eating meat, who should lead the country, etc. – and people use all sorts of arguments, and appeal to a wide variety of evidence, when giving their reasons. When you and I are involved in a disagreement, both of us would likely think ‘I am right’. This can lead to shouting matches, resentment, and a polarised society. Sharpening your critical thinking...
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