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Why use literature reviews in health and social care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why use literature reviews in health and social care?

...psychology training, when I found that I was still pretty stressed despite not having the excuse of exams! I started a daily practice from there, and it has been interesting to think about the practice of mindfulness on a personal level, and also from a theoretical perspective in terms of how it impacts on the mind. I wondered whether the benefits I had observed in my own...
From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language
Health, Sports & Psychology

From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language

...psychological processes involved in decoding even simple sentences of spoken language...From sound to meaning: hearing, speech and language: 1 Overview - As you walk down the street one day, you hear a voice from somewhere behind you that seems to be discussing this course. It says: ‘My dad's tutor's no joker, and he told me the TMA's going to hit home with a bang.’...
Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...psychological state brutality and legal bullying. Such an example erases the actions that Chelsea Manning took upon herself as a soldier and citizen to do something she felt was ethical and necessary. Second, it also erases Manning’s individuality and the life experiences that may have contributed to her decision. Such particular life experiences include her gradual...
What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...psychological and physical wellbeing. According to a study led by Giuseppina Valle Holway, LGBTQ+ couples show a tendency to manage disagreements in a more positive way, being more likely to use praise and encouragement rather than criticism, blame or nagging – and are happier in return. This corroborates other research which has shown that giving praise is a core...
Exploring immortality
History & The Arts

Exploring immortality

...psychological changes along the way. They might forget their childhood, their personality traits and their interests and attachments might change. So would we really have the same person at the end as we had at the start? A second question concerns the desirability of immortality. Is immortality something we should want? It might be suggested that immortality would make...
Oes gen i broblemau iechyd meddwl ac a ddylwn i gael help?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Oes gen i broblemau iechyd meddwl ac a ddylwn i gael help?

...in Welsh] Cyfeirnod Schaefer, J. D. et al. (2017). Enduring mental health: Prevalence and prediction. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 126(2), 212-224. Mae’r adnodd hwn yn rhan o ‘Gasgliad Llesiant ac Iechyd Meddwl’ wedi ei greu gan y Brifysgol Agored yng Nghymru. Gallwch ddysgu mwy a dod o hyd i gyrsiau, erthyglau a gweithgareddau eraill ar dudalen hafan y casgliad....
How do children learn the concept of race?
Education & Development

How do children learn the concept of race?

...psychological studies where dolls representing different racial and ethnic groups have been used to examine racial identity acquisition. In these studies, children as young as three can have negative biases towards different racial groups, even if they have never seen a person of another group. Between the ages of 4 and 6, Black children are seen to develop a pro-white...
Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children
Education & Development

Mothering at the Margins: Amplifying and validating the voices of Black mothers of autistic children

...psychological harms. However, beyond the work that we ourselves have undertaken, there is vanishingly little research which focuses specifically on Black motherhood and disability. By extension, there is an alarming lack of culturally competent provision to support mothers whose identity sits at the intersection of race, gender, and disability. This ensures that, in many...