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Freud: The Expert View
Health, Sports & Psychology

Freud: The Expert View

...studied classics and history at school; philosophy and biology at university. He was equally at home in the worlds of literature and science. And one of the great features of his theory is that it links our biological being with the meanings that constitute our experience. Becoming a great scientist was Freud’s initial ambition but - for practical reasons - he...
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Workplace Survivor Syndrome
Health, Sports & Psychology

Workplace Survivor Syndrome

...studies show that those left behind can find it difficult. They display an increase in alcohol consumption, smoking and workplace injury, and other studies show an effect on the mental health, with reports of depression, poor morale and reduction in productivity. In a study by Noer (1993), reactions to workforce reduction identified several key behaviours experienced by...
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How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can acceptance and commitment therapy help carers in challenging times such as the COVID-19 pandemic?

...study. Many people routinely manage stress by problem-solving in a very active way, but this has not been possible, with many factors being outside the average person’s control. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (also known as ‘ACT’) is a type of psychological therapy that is often used for people who feel ‘stuck’ due to complex life circumstances. Unlike...
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Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class

...skills, earn reasonable money, grow confident, build families - and still have time for community life from watching affordable football to singing Bach, Handel and Mendelsohn in the chapel down the road from the mill. Margaret Thatcher was strong on preaching "personal responsibility", preferring to attribute her own affluent success to the virtues imbibed in the...
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How to read a rock
Science, Maths & Technology

How to read a rock

...study of the solid parts of our Earth and the rocks of which it is composed. Like any other science, geology has its own technical language to describe various phenomena. But language is much more than just the words that are used. It is about how the words interact with each other and come together to tell stories. And that is precisely what rocks do; they tell us...
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Heritage, whose heritage?
History & The Arts

Heritage, whose heritage?

...heritage mean? A professor of cultural studies discusses how concepts of heritage have changed. Perceptions of heritage Comparisons between British and Afro-caribbean values and concepts of heritage. Save Britain's Heritage How architectural heritage is fundamental to a sense of nationhood and identity and why it's vital to preserve it, according to campaign group Save....
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Partnerships: working across boundaries
Money & Business

Partnerships: working across boundaries

...study features Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders), and examines how this large global humanitarian relief organisation harnesses a variety of relationships to help people in extreme emergency situations. This material forms part of The Open University course B822 Creativity, innovation and change... Working across boundaries An introduction to this...
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Mission to Titan
Science, Maths & Technology

Mission to Titan

...studied in the world’s leading scientific journals for years to come... Mission to Titan An brief introduction to this album. The Cassini-Huygens Probe Adam Hart-Davies introduces one of the most ambitious space exploration missions ever launched. Titan: first glimpse OU professor John Zarnecki shows the first ever panoramic images of Titan to Adam Hart-Davis. Titan:...
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