Mental Health and Wellbeing

Courses tagged with "Mental Health and Wellbeing"

During this pandemic, millions worldwide face prolonged periods of social isolation. What
can you learn about coping today from Open University graduates who studied while
imprisoned in the Maze and Long Kesh prison during the years of conflict in and
about Northern Ireland? In this free course, two graduates, David and Michael, reflect on the lockdown under COVID-19, living with uncertainty and on their study
experiences while imprisoned in the 1970s and 1980s, and offer ways to adjust
to the current pressures facing people across the globe.
Panic attacks: what they are and what to do about them is a free course that should be helpful to anyone who experiences panic or panic attacks, for their family and friends, and anyone more generally interested in mental health and mental
health treatment. The course starts by exploring formal definitions of panic and panic attack. These are then contrasted with personal accounts of the experience of panic. It also presents some of the key understandings of why panic attacks happen,
and provides an overview of the main ways people can get help and help themselves. 
This free course, Understanding depression and anxiety, explores the causes of these mental health issues, with a particular focus on stress. You will consider some risk and causal factors for some depression and anxiety disorders, and learn about the biology and psychology behind them.
Category: Health
Although being at work during periods of mental illness can be difficult for those with mental health problems, most people with these difficulties could take paid employment if it were not for numerous barriers in the workplace and the wider community (Centre for Mental Health, 2013). In this free course, Work and mental health, you will look at some of the ways in which employment affects mental health and what can be done to support people in finding and keeping work.
Category: Health
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand, use, and manage emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathise with others, overcome challenges, and defuse conflict. Developing emotional intelligence skills can help us to be more successful in both our personal and professional lives: developing better relationships; adapting to, and coping with, challenging situations; and improving mental wellbeing.
Category: Psychology
Values are things that matter the most to you for the way you live and work. This article should help you to identify which ones are most important to you.
Category: Psychology
Self-limiting beliefs can often creep into our thoughts and lower our self-regard (respect and acceptance for ourselves, despite any shortcomings). However, even in challenging times, it is possible to consciously change how we think about ourselves, reframing unhelpful beliefs and building more confidence to achieve goals and positively move forward in life.
Category: Psychology
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is an evidence-based therapy which offers simple tools to help deal with everyday life challenges, and effectively handle difficult thoughts and feelings, accepting what is out of our personal control and committing to action that improves our lives.
Category: Psychology
What is workplace survivor syndrome? Sharon Davis explores the psychology of this...
Category: Psychology
Recognising the positive and reciprocal link between employee engagement and wellbeing, may help organisations navigate post-pandemic challenges. Andrea Pearce investigates...
Category: Psychology
Do you have an internal or external locus of control? How does this affect your wellbeing or work? How can you take control of it? This article explores...
Category: Psychology
When we lose a job or it goes through a fundamental change, particularly without knowledge and or consultation, this can have a profound effect on our sense of wellbeing and worker identity. This article explores the impact...
Category: Psychology
Psychological flexibility is a Swiss army knife in uncertain times.
Category: Psychology
When a person is being bullied, who’s at fault - the bully, the enablers, or the bystanders? This interactive explores bullying at work, school and even on Twitter at the hands of Donald Trump.
Category: Psychology
From the moon landings being a hoax, to pizzagate, why do people believe sometimes outlandish conspiracy theories? Dr Jovan Byford explores.
Category: Psychology
The coronavirus pandemic has lead to many people across the globe facing bereavement and grief. We've pulled together some FREE resources to offer advice or comfort in these times.
Each year thousands of pounds are spent on medications to treat conditions such as anxiety and depression. These medications often have negative side effects. Exercise is an alternative treatment that is low cost and has few side effects. In this free course, Exercise and mental health, we will look at the links between exercise and improved mental health and psychological well-being. This will include consideration of the role of exercise in combating stress, anxiety and depression, and in enhancing mood.
Category: Sport & Fitness
Mae Dr Sharon Mallon yn ystyried ystyr hunanofal cyn eich cyflwyno i rai o'r prif ffyrdd rhad ac effeithiol o ran amser y gallwch gyflwyno arferion hunanofal i'ch bywyd.
Category: Mental Health
Life can be a series of ups and downs. Sometimes it can be hard to know if we fully understand what is meant by terms such as mental health and wellbeing. In this article, we will explore these terms and how our mental health and wellbeing is shaped by the things that happen to us
Category: Mental Health

Dr Sharon Mallon explores what is meant by self-care before introducing you to some of the top inexpensive and time-effective ways that you can introduce self-care practices into your life.

Category: Mental Health