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Virtual murder: Just a game?
History & The Arts

Virtual murder: Just a game?

...Psychological Association released the findings of a study of hundreds of research papers published between 2005 and 2013. They concluded that ‘The research demonstrates a consistent relation between violent video game use and increases in aggressive behaviour, aggressive cognitions and aggressive affect, and decreases in pro-social behaviour, empathy and sensitivity to...
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Invasion of the killer pumpkins
Money & Business

Invasion of the killer pumpkins

...psychological need. Certainly, from a marketing perspective, there’s got to be a benefit in it for the customer. People don’t just dress outlandishly and eat junk for no reason – do they? Perhaps the benefit is the way in which Halloween allows us to contemplate mortality without getting all religious and serious about it. After all, in a secular society death is...
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Ten tips for students starting university
Education & Development

Ten tips for students starting university

...subject... All my own work 10: Enjoy yourself, but be aware of the impact of alcohol [Three young men drinking beer] Lots of university students drink alcohol as a social activity; when done in moderation this tends to be fine. However, alcohol abuse can cause physical and psychological problems. Explore the effects of alcohol in our free course... The science of alcohol...
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Living with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with Disability

...psychological impacts and investigate the extent to which care environments are enabling or disabling. The album also contains a fictional case study which explores some of the issues facing people who are carers in their own homes. To complete the album, Joanna Bornat and Jan Walmsley of The Open University's Faculty of Health and Social Care explain why some of the case...
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Behind the shield: a day in the life of matchday policing
Society, Politics & Law

Behind the shield: a day in the life of matchday policing

...Psychology courses and qualifications. Have you ever wondered what it takes to police a major football match? From the packed stands inside the stadium to the busy streets, police officers play a crucial role in planning, coordinating, and keeping everyone safe. Their work extends far beyond the match itself, involving careful preparation, real time decision-making and...
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Behind the camera
History & The Arts

Behind the camera

...psychological, the social/cultural and the political/ideological motivations. On a psychological level, much use of film has come about to overcome the basic existential conundrum of life - why are we here, and if life is so transitory, how can we make a mark to let the future know we have passed by? One prominent strand of fine art – the portrait – had developed to...
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Valuing death
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death

...A. and Hart, A. (2021) Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share Advance Care Planning (ACP ) - Discuss, Decide, Document and Share - OpenLearn - Open University https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/mental-health/five-pillars-ageing-well https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/health/the-ageing-well-public-talks...
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Are you a secret hoarder?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Are you a secret hoarder?

...psychological coherence. Hoarders tend to be both perfectionist and excessively indecisive. Their inflated sense of risk means that the very act of deciding what to keep and what to throw away causes them great anxiety arising from anticipating the grief that will follow their loss. To avoid the potential loss they do nothing, preferring the security of all their...
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