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Living psychology: animal minds
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living psychology: animal minds

...mental health in humans...Living psychology: animal minds: 4 From animal to human emotions - [Described image] Figure 6 Neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp (1943−2017) holding a degu Another way of conceptualising basic emotions is in terms of the motivations that they give the animal experiencing them. The neuroscientist Jaak Panksepp identified seven distinct primal (rather...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Communication in the healthcare sector
Education & Development

Communication in the healthcare sector

...Health and Social Care...Types of communication in the healthcare sector [Communication in the healthcare sector page images] This is a resource that highlights forms of communication in Health and Social Care. The resource applies to students studying level 3 concepts in the field such as Principles and Contexts or A levels. Open this resouce. Communication (Principles...
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Activity 5 mins
Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...mental health issues. But far from it, at least in language learning, private speech has been identified as a means to mediate learning, because it is halfway between our thoughts and social speech, between internalising and externalising knowledge. Authors such as Lantolf and Ellis have argued that private speech contains language that learners have internalised from the...
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Article 10 mins
The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons
Society, Politics & Law

The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons

...health and impact negatively upon behaviour is weighed against the ways in which they ease the pains of confinement for the prisoner. [Image 20170214 25999 b5ijlq.jpg?ixlib=rb 1.1] Monotony, loneliness, trauma, isolation and alienation create a demand for drugs inside. @prison.uk Taking drugs in prison can provide sanctuary and be a means of self-medication and self-help....
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Do boys need male role models?
Education & Development

Do boys need male role models?

...mental health, and involvement in offending and anti-social behaviour. It is often argued that positive ‘male role models’ are increasingly absent from home, schools, childcare settings, and the media - and that involving more men in young men’s education and care is key to solving many of the difficulties they face. But perhaps this ‘commonsense’ view is...
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Article 10 mins
After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?
Society, Politics & Law

After the mudslide, what help does Sierra Leone need?

...health economies. Embed from Getty Images Cause no harm So the wider world should give Sierra Leone its aid, but must make sure it is effective. We know that foreign aid can harm, be abused, and lead to dependency. But we also know that the absence of aid can harm, particularly the most vulnerable. The international community must meet the country’s immediate needs...
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Article 5 mins
Medical uses of genetic testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Medical uses of genetic testing

...health risks, and assess the likelihood of passing conditions to offspring. This helps people make informed health decisions and offers the chance for early screening and interventions...Transcript Have you ever wondered what genetic testing can tell us about our health? In this video, we look at some types of genetic testing used specifically for medical purposes....
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The First World War: trauma and memory
History & The Arts

The First World War: trauma and memory

...mental health problems found that extremely stressful. And then at the end of it you might be told, well you are categorised as having 20 per cent disability, so you get a small pension to supplement your earnings. And so there was a pension system but men felt that it was complicated, it was stressful, and it was also paltry. Whilst it was possible to be shell shocked...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs