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...Psychology courses and qualifications Psychological contract When we go to work, we have a set of expectations about how and what our employment relationship will be with our employer and colleagues, added to our employment contract. This is what psychologists call a psychological contract (Rousseau and Tijoriwala, 1998). These unwritten expectations form the...

...psychology of Brexit and contemporary politics by Volker Patent...[Young people in formal suits and dresses on bumper cars, challenging each other] A common stereotype of contemporary politicians is that they are Oxbridge-educated members of an elite, millionaire set. David Cameron’s Cabinet was notably composed of members of the ‘Bullingdon club’– the infamous...

...psychological characteristics that athletes high in resilience possessed and that were integral to the athletes withstanding pressure. The five characteristics were: Positive personality Motivation Confidence Focus Perceived social support. Athletes with these characteristics were able to positively evaluate a stressor (and their own thoughts about it) and perceive that...

...psychological and sociological aspects of injury and their interaction (Alonso, 2004). This approach recognises that it is not just physiological treatment that happens in the treatment room. A sports medicine professional, such as a physiotherapist, for example might take the sociological cause of an injury (e.g. an overuse injury caused by a ‘no pain no gain’...

...psychology to tackle your own everyday goals. This tool will allow you to set a simple measurable goal such as exercising 3 times a week, or saving £500 in 6 weeks. When you set your target, the tool will calculate what you have to accomplish each week in order to achieve it. You need to be able to quantify your goal making sure that it is specific, measurable,...

...Psychology at the Open University, and Damn Fine Media. Beyond Individual Therapy Originally most forms of psychotherapy focused on the individual client and their individual problems. However later researchers stressed the importance of looking beyond the individual - to their relationships and to the wider social systems they live in. The ‘systemic view’ is...

...psychology division of the British Psychological Society has come out against this medical approach, challenging the idea that such conditions can be classified as illnesses which should mainly be treated with drugs . These psychologists propose an alternative model in which challenging social and psychological factors are seen as causing mental health problems. From this...