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Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland
History & The Arts

Valentine's Day in 1840s Scotland

...mental health institutions, most recently centring on the Crichton Royal Institution in Dumfries, Scotland. My particular focus is on the use of music, with both social and therapeutic functions. Here, I’ve found programmes for annual Valentine’s concerts starting in the late-1840s which both demonstrate some of the repertoire in popular use at the time and illustrate...
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Article 5 mins
Coping with Depression
Society, Politics & Law

Coping with Depression

...mental disorders’ in Britain that people seek counselling for. This collection of videos looks at what can happen when people are overwhelmed by such profound feelings of sadness that they can’t carry on with their everyday lives. Fry, along with Trisha Goddard and engineer Jim Brown, share their personal struggles and experiences with diagnosis and drug use, giving...
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Video 38 mins
Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Reframing Self-Limiting Beliefs

...mental habits repeating in an endless loop, leading us to doubt our capabilities, and that our goals and dreams are impossible to achieve. This can deceive us into thinking we are less than we are. This video from the Legacy Mastery Academy explains more. Whilst these beliefs can have a strong effect on thoughts and behaviour, they are often not an accurate reflection of...
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Article 10 mins
Developing your skills as an HR professional
Money & Business

Developing your skills as an HR professional

...mental-health-at-work.aspx (Accessed 20 November 2013). Foresight (2008) Mental Capital and Wellbeing: Making the most of ourselves in the 21st Century, Government Office for Science [Online]. Available at https://www.gov.uk/ government/ publications/ mental-capital-and-wellbeing-making-the-most-of-ourselves-in-the-21st-century (Accessed March 2014)......
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
Using visualisation in maths teaching
Education & Development

Using visualisation in maths teaching

...mentally is a common metaphor for understanding it. An image may be of some geometrical shape, or of a graph or diagram, or it may be some set of symbols or some procedure.’ (Open University, 1988, p. 10) This course uses the word visualisation synonymously with mental imagery. It happens as we articulate our thoughts and as we understand what we are doing. Each of the...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to support neurodivergent mothers during pregnancy and birth

...health warn that the consumption of certain foods or an unhealthy diet during pregnancy may impact on the unborn baby’s neurodevelopment, which means how the foetal brain is growing (Zupo et al., 2024). For some neurodivergent mothers, who are struggling with the sensory physical changes in their bodies, along with changes in taste buds, tiredness, and the overwhelm of...
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Article 5 mins
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....
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Article 5 mins
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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Article 15 mins