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Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression
Languages

Sylvia Plath and the linguistics of depression

...mental disorders like depression are the foremost experts in what that feels like for them, which can determine what ways are most effective at alleviating their distress. Yet, this immensely valuable expertise often remains untapped. In the healthcare system, there may not always be enough time to devote to unpicking the rich accounts of people’s experiences, but as...
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Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...health, energy levels, mood and overall quality of life. ...In 1969, when the Open University first opened its doors, the average life expectancy in the United Kingdom was 71.8 years (World Bank, 2018). Half a century later in 2019 when the ‘University of the Air’ is celebrating its 50th birthday, the average number of years that a person is expected to live for has...
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Early Childhood Resources
Education & Development

Early Childhood Resources

...health, psychology, and beyond. Explore free courses and articles to deepen your knowledge and take the next step in your learning journey...Early Childhood is a vibrant, interdisciplinary field that touches many areas including education, health, psychology, and sociology. Because of its broad reach, resources related to Early Childhood can be found in lots of different...
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Could you work in end of life care?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Could you work in end of life care?

...health care professional supporting dying patients and their families? Working with people who are dying can be both rewarding and emotionally draining. ...Find out about The Open University's Health and Social Care courses and qualifications. In this interactive you'll explore how nurses interact with the dying person and their families, how they deal with distress and...
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An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to digital simulation in healthcare

...wellbeing. National framework for Simulation-Based Education (SBE): this was developed by Health Education England (2018) and provides guiding principles for the development, delivery, and commissioning of simulation-based education. It focuses on quality outcomes, leadership and governance, strategic resource allocation, multi-professional faculty development, and...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What happens to our brains when we're afraid - and can that help us overcome fear?

...mental health services. Currently, a common approach is for patients to undergo some form of aversion therapy, in which they confront their fear by being exposed to it in the hope they will learn that the thing they fear isn’t harmful after all. However, this therapy is inherently unpleasant, and many choose not to pursue it. Now a team of neuroscientists from the...
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Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University
Digital & Computing

Unmasking inequalities: what COVID-19 revealed about the degree awarding gap at The Open University

...mental health challenges as key hurdles disproportionately affecting ethnic minority learners. These factors often intersected. A student juggling NHS shifts, caring responsibilities and unreliable broadband was more likely to disengage, defer or underperform – not due to lack of motivation, but due to overwhelming structural pressures. [Blue bottles of hand sanitiser...
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Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Struggling in silence: Why we need to talk about autistic people’s experiences of menstruation

...mental health difficulties and amplify sensory sensitivities. The need to keep track of when to have sanitary products ready, or knowing (and remembering) when those need changing, can be very difficult for autistic people, who are more likely to experience differences with what we call executive functioning (meaning skills like remembering, planning, prioritising and...
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