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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Psychology and Mental Health: Beyond Nature and Nurture
This course explored how a psychological understanding of emotions and behaviour gives us new ways to improve mental health and well-being.
6 weeks, 3 hours per week
Peter Kinderman
Professor of Clinical Psychology
University of Liverpool
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore how social aspects can impact on mental health
- Explore the extent to which life events affect mental health and well being
- Synthesise differing contemporary approaches to health and well being
- Engage in cutting edge research into mental health and well being
- Compare different explanatory models of mental health
- Synthesise different conceptual and explanatory models of mental health
Syllabus
- The impact of biological and neurological traits on mental health and well-being
- The impact social elements have on mental health and well-being
- The extent to which life events can impact on how we act
- The role that rumination plays in well being and mental health
- Evidence-based suggestions as to how we might all protect and improve our mental health and well-being
- The design of mental health services form a non-medical perspective
Issued on 7th February 2017
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