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Human use of animals
History & The Arts

Human use of animals

...mental capacity to think about their own past as their own. Would they not be persons? Peter: I think they’re no longer persons. They may have been persons and we may choose to respect the wishes they had when they were persons. But there comes a time at least if the body outlives your intellectual capacities to such an extent that you can no longer be aware of your...
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For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...mental health might sound odd, but - as Linda Geddes reports - for some people, it can have great results...[Big Ben at twilight] An early dawn? This article discusses treatment administered under medical supervision. If you believe the procedures discussed below could be relevant for your condition, you should talk to a medical expert before taking any action. The first...
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Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century
History & The Arts

Health, disease and society: Scottish influence in the 19th century

...mental disorders were mostly cared for at home. Of the few institutions that offered care, most were rather small. They were funded by a combination of fees charged to patients and charitable donations or subscriptions. From the early nineteenth century, the number of asylums increased all over Europe as governments accepted a responsibility to care for the mentally ill...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...mental shortcuts or rules of thumb) when making decisions. Questions 9–12 focus on the role of social influences on judgement and decision making. What does the bar chart you have constructed tell you about the decision-making process you described? Which was most important in this case? In many decisions all three play a part. The three different approaches to making...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?
History & The Arts

Baker Street half-baked: Is Sherlock part of a new anti-intellectualism?

...mental ability always carries a cost. The opening scenes of the current series of Sherlock show Holmes unable to function socially because he is busy solving multiple mysteries, a scene unthinkable of Doyle’s more urbane original. Indeed, series such as Sherlock and Guy Ritchie’s films paradoxically render Holmes’s intellect less threatening by elevating it to...
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Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people
Society, Politics & Law

Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people

...mental health problems and have witnessed or experienced physical or sexual violence. 45% of children in prison in 2018 were assessed as having a substance misuse problem. 89% of young people in YOIs [Young Offender Institutions] have been excluded from school. In the documentary ‘Why we should abolish imprisonment for children and young people’ Dr David Scott talks...
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Read this before you fall for a personalised book
History & The Arts

Read this before you fall for a personalised book

...mentality. It introduces children to a culture of ‘me versus you’ where shared humanity is replaced by a false narrative of ‘I am the best!’. The most powerful children’s books are those that hit the sweet spot of personalisation and pluralisation. Such books teach children out-group empathy that occurs with story characters whose experiences are radically...
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Article 15 mins
On the loss of a baby
Health, Sports & Psychology

On the loss of a baby

...mental health problems that can be long lasting. The emotional distress of the loss of a baby can continue into subsequent pregnancies where anxieties are particularly heightened and into the subsequent birth of a healthy child. As well as feelings of sadness and distress, some women can experience disenfranchised grief, where their loss is not acknowledged by others as...
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