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Lying and politics: a brief primer
Society, Politics & Law

Lying and politics: a brief primer

...psychological state of others. The term ‘gaslighting’ comes from the title of a 1939 play by Patrick Hamilton, in which the heroine is psychologically tortured by her husband. Slowly but surely, the husband chips away at his wife’s sanity by persuading her that the way she sees the world is merely an illusion. What he’s doing, in effect, is waging a war against...
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Childhood in the digital age
Education & Development

Childhood in the digital age

...psychology and does not require any prior experience of studying this subject....Week 1: How different is a digital childhood?: Introduction - Childhood is a time of rapid change. Some of these changes are obvious, such as height gain, language ability and physical dexterity. Others are less obvious, such as how children make sense of the information in their environment....
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...psychological support. In a 2015 survey of global palliative care, the UK comes top, Australia second and the USA ninth. And while the richest Western nations lead the pack, Mongolia appears notably high up, especially considering that it’s well down the economic rankings. (It comes 28th in the palliative care survey but ranks 141st for gross national income (GNI) per...
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Motivation and factors affecting motivation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Motivation and factors affecting motivation

...psychological; for example, hunger, thirst, love or friendship. Values are the things that we consider to be most important; for example, family, health or wealth. Goals are the outcomes that we are working towards. This is an interesting definition: describing motivation as a ‘driving force’ suggests a lot of energy being created within us to move us into action. You...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...forensic’ function. Blame is primarily centred on the failure of someone to assess risk accurately and then to take the steps necessary to prevent a tragic incident. So the concept of risk enables people to look back at tragic events and attribute blame for them to someone else. The media can play a key role in shaping how we all think about risk and the process of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
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.’...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
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...
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