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Migration
Science, Maths & Technology

Migration

...write down what you understand by the term 'adaptation'. An adaptation is a morphological, physiological, biochemical, developmental or behavioural trait that gives an organism a greater ability to survive and reproduce in a particular environment. For selection to occur there must be variation within a population, because if every individual is identical, there is...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...write a short summary of the authors’ views on language and terminology. Reading 1 Reading 2 Discussion Your list may have contained some or all of the following terms: lunacy, mania, madness, insanity, mental ill health, mental illness, mental distress, mental health problems. More specifically, you may have mentioned schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, neurosis and...
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...writes: […] my mental state bore no resemblance to anything I had experienced before. I had had periods of feeling low but they were nothing like my depressed state. I was totally self-involved and negative and thought about suicide all the time. I just wanted to be left alone and remain curled up in my bed all day. I could not ride my bicycle and had panic attacks if...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Understanding PCSO powers
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding PCSO powers

...writing this course a PCSO in North Yorkshire can do this whereas a PCSO working in Lancashire police area cannot...Understanding PCSO powers: 2.1 Powers that cannot be granted to PCSOs - Designated PCSO powers are granted under Schedule 3C of the Police Reform Act 2002, as amended by the Policing and Crime Act 2017. The act amended PCSO powers by allowing chief officers...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...writing in a notebook or on your computer or tablet. There will also be free response box options inside the activities. Please note anything you add into these boxes will be saved for you to return to, provided you are signed into openlearn and enrolled on the course. But the information saved is only accessible to you and cannot be viewed by anyone else. At the end of...
Lead and manage change in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Lead and manage change in health and social care

...write down the reasons for your views. Discussion Anita and Vivian took very different approaches to managing change, but what their experiences highlight is the high level of emotion this involves. The change management checklist explored your own emotional reactions when faced with change. The statements you chose from the checklist will probably be closely linked to...
The caring manager in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The caring manager in health and social care

...writing a list of tasks; the keys to effective time management are goal awareness and personal awareness. You need to know what your important work tasks are (these may be related to your team and/or service) and consider the competing demands on your time and how to prioritise and delegate. You then need to be able to recognise your strengths and weaknesses and to find a...
An introduction to interaction design
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to interaction design

...writing. However, its use is not straightforward. If during the above activity you found that you do use interactive products often but take them for granted, that is because the design allows you to focus on what you want to do rather than having to focus on the interaction itself. Yet each interactive product has a user interface, where the interaction between user and...