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Making sense of mental health problems
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of mental health problems

...physical abuse within her mother’s home, Mandy was taken into care at the age of two. She was fostered by a couple in a nearby town who went on to adopt her. The couple wished for Mandy to do well but rarely displayed warmth or love either towards her or towards each other. Mandy found it difficult to settle at school, but at the age of 15 she began to take a keen...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Can we get to a world without suicide?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can we get to a world without suicide?

...physical abuse, violence against the mother, exposure to substance abuse or the imprisonment of a parent) were 12 times more likely to have made a suicide attempt in their lifetimes. Kevin’s devoted adoptive parents were aware something was wrong, and helped him get treatment, but Kevin kept everyone in the dark. He told doctors he was following a plan he had not read...
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An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to minerals and rocks under the microscope

...physical and chemical properties. Minerals, by definition, are solid substances. Before looking at the crystalline world in more detail, the next section considers briefly the various physical states that matter can have, and the transition from one state to another - concepts that remain relevant at various stages throughout the course...An introduction to minerals and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport Badge icon
Health, Sports & Psychology

The athlete’s journey: transitions through sport

...physical, emotional and psychological reactions. The athletic career transition model (Alfermann and Stambulova, 2007) provides a clear framework to help understand how athletes may experience transitions. Before you start to look at each transition in more detail, you will explore some of the key factors that can influence an athlete’s experience of transition. You...
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Level 2: Intermediate 24 hrs
Personal development planning for engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Personal development planning for engineering

...physics of materials; member of IMechE; CEng] John Bouchard My name is John Bouchard. I'm Professor in Materials for Energy at The Open University, and I lead the Materials Engineering Research Group here. My first degree was in mechanical engineering at Bristol University. I then took a masters degree, by research and study, in the physics of materials. And after that I...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Retail marketing
Money & Business

Retail marketing

...physical evidence. There is also an argument that some elements may be covered by two or more of the categories. For instance, when L’Oreal launches a new product the in-store sales promotion campaign and the people involved might be discussed under product and/or promotion or both. The key is not to rely on the four Ps as a catchall for planning marketing solutions but...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Picturing the family
History & The Arts

Picturing the family

...physical properties of a mount, such as the quality of the card or style of printing, can distinguish top-of-the-range products from the functional. These and other qualities such as thickness, texture, colour, style of decoration and any written information, printed or manuscript (i.e. hand-written), can assist in dating. I shall refer to the artefactual nature of the...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list
Society, Politics & Law

Chelsea Manning: An OpenLearn reading list

...physical and 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...
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