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...psychological well-being. This will include consideration of the role of exercise in combating stress, anxiety and depression, and in enhancing mood...Each year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment that is low cost and has...

...psychological elements of death as well as interdisciplinary studies about how dying and death are managed and how people grieve, including the use of rituals. Open Thanatology is the Open University’s interdisciplinary research group for the study and education of death, dying, loss and grief across the life course. Formally renamed in 2020, the group builds on the...

...psychology of Brexit...[European Parliament Plenary chamber when empty; the seats are in semicircular rows around a podium] Leaving the EU is a complex undertaking. Despite some calls for the UK to ‘just leave’, it is generally recognised that an orderly exit is desirable. The UK’s relationship with the EU has many complex strands with legal, regulatory, economic...

...psychologically abnormal – thanatophobic – and recommended for treatment. On the other hand, our tendency to report only low levels of death anxiety might be a result of our reluctance to admit to our fear, to others and ourselves. Based on this hypothesis, social psychologists have, for almost 30 years now, examined the social and psychological effects of being...

...psychological change. Becoming a parent is a profound transition (Refaeli et al., 2024). There is no manual or instruction book, and no single ‘right’ way to feel. Parents are often adapting to sleeplessness, increased responsibility, identity change, financial pressures and constant uncertainty, all while caring for a completely dependent infant. For some, this...

...psychological and physiological impacts of this unusual situation. [Tokyo 2020 sports silhouettes] What impact did the postponement have? Obviously, there is variability in how athletes reacted to the postponement of the Olympics/Paralympics in 2020, but feelings of disappointment, frustration, confusion, and uncertainty seemed to be common (Taku and Arai, 2020). For...