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On the inside of the rebellion against climate change
Nature & Environment

On the inside of the rebellion against climate change

...psychology could be said to be good for. Following David Attenborough’s screening of Climate change the facts on BBC, a message is becoming ever clearer – humanity and life on earth are in peril from the catastrophic potential of climate change that is caused by human activity on the planet. As David Attenborough highlighted, the biggest risk for humanity and earth...
Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...psychological condition. Outdoor therapy brings a different angle. You can draw on the experiences of being in nature to complement the therapy process, such as using the changing weather to mirror experiences of changing times such as grieving or recovery or using sensory aspects to develop skills in breathing exercises and mindfulness. To support people through...
Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?

...Psychological Therapies (IAPT) which began almost 10 years ago and has delivered treatment to over 900,000 adults with anxiety and depression, both in individual sessions and in group-based format. However, there can be waiting lists for IAPT and for other state-funded forms of therapy. For those with the funds available to pay for treatment, websites like welldoing.org...
How Do Jurors Decide When a Witness is Telling the Truth?
Society, Politics & Law

How Do Jurors Decide When a Witness is Telling the Truth?

...psychological literature establishing that ‘freezing’ or dissociative responses are common in response to a sexual assault. In terms of the delivery of the testimony, the picture was even more concerning. In the psychological literature, body language has been shown to be a very poor indictor of truthfulness. Nonetheless, jurors regularly relied on a witness’s body...
Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies
Money & Business

Decolonising the idea of culture in management studies

...Management Learning & Education, 17(2), pp. 137–54. Maldonado-Torres, N. (2017) 'Frantz Fanon and the decolonial turn in psychology: From modern/colonial methods to the decolonial attitude'. South African Journal of Psychology, 47(4), pp. 432–41. Quijano, A. (2000) 'Coloniality of power and Eurocentrism in Latin America'. International Sociology, 15(2), pp. 215–32....
Female genital mutilation (FGM) Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Female genital mutilation (FGM) Collection

...psychological impacts of FGM. Some readers may find this content distressing. Information about support services is provided within the collection. This collection provides information about female genital mutilation (FGM), designed for students and registrants of nursing, midwifery and social work and the allied health and social care professions. They need to know about...
FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM clinical pathways in Northern Ireland

...psychological care needs across the life course. ...Responsive and person-centred referral systems as well as clearly defined clinical pathways to well-coordinated services are crucial to meet the health and wellbeing needs of survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) across the life course (WHO, 2016). This article focuses contextually on Northern Ireland (NI) as a...
FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM: Mental Health impact and CBT

...psychological health across the life course. Targeted trauma informed mental health services including cognitive behavioural therapy are essential for improving FGM survivors’ wellbeing...Background to FGM‑related mental health problems Female genital mutilation (FGM) can cause significant lifelong emotional and psychological distress, particularly with Type 2 and...