Mark McDermott

Prof of health psychology, Univ. of East London (1989); writer/researcher; father, husband, brother, son; guitar & Arsenal enthusiast. Plymothian; views my own.

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@theipaper @janemerrick23 I couldn't agree more. Your article in the i today is spot on. We cant wait til June review. If Trump is re-elected & support for Ukraine withdrawn, Europe could seriously destabilise in 2025. Thanks for the wake up call. Keep pushing this issue.

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@bazdjcooper sock it to me Argyle

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@centregoals Great composure

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I really like this 4.5 minute animation from Schools in Mind, the Anna Freud Centre; it aims to help 11-13 years think about anxiety, normalising it, and about strategies for managing such feelings. Please share. https://t.co/lLExNYNbT9

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A helpful guide from the University of East London School of Psychology re career opportunities for psychology graduates. https://t.co/TGZyuFfUeM

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Three years ago today I found myself writing a piece for the online Psychologist (British Psychological Society's monthly publication) about my reflections on an occupational lifetime in psychology, musing over the various develop…https://t.co/074HTRIqWX https://t.co/aSXeIX2SYL

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An excellent 8-minute Youtube video from the Anna Freud Centre for Children and Families - for young people and parents wanting to learn positive self-help strategies for overcoming challenging thoughts and emotions, and for enhan…https://t.co/ELvUHr8ZlJ https://t.co/niJgg1h0Ty

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King Charles III visits the University of East London to mark its 125th anniversary. https://t.co/c4hvOCRLZT

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A 72-year old retired psychology colleague Volodymyr, who I have known for over 25 years since he attended a conference at the University where I work in 1997, finds himself in financial dire straits in his home town of Lutsk in Ukraine, oftentimes withou…https://t.co/DxZeOnklhl

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Dr James Somauroo interviews Dr. Melinda Rees, described in the introduction to the podcast as: `a pioneering consultant clinical psychologist and healthtech entrepreneur on a mission to revolutionise mental health assessment and triage in the UK'. https://t.co/Zmtj9AWtZO

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Not too late to enrol online. Students can enrol for free. Attend in person or online. Starts 9.30am (8.30am GMT) in Paris on Monday (27th June). For three days.
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With the help of past students, a group of my colleagues put together this two-minute video about what it's like to study the BSc Psychology course at the University of East London, at the Stratford, London, E15 4LZ campus. I hope…https://t.co/Fwn64P1buc https://t.co/osMXoJCxhJ

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@BBCWomansHour @ArmatradingJoan As a student I played Joan's first album on which Love n Affection featured incessantly; a guy across the corridor knocked & asked what it was as he loved it too!

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There has been much public discussion about mental health in recent years which has done a lot to improve general levels of mental health literacy and understanding. I have always understood mental health to be a complex phenomenon, as something that cann…https://t.co/luUkbURpRQ

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A lot was made during COVID 19 lockdowns in the UK and beyond about the importance of taking daily exercise as a way of protecting and enhancing well-being. Undeniably this was important. However, a recently small-scale study by Katherine Freeman and myse…https://t.co/6VDgOEHPqj

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Conventional questionnaires tend to measure self-rated consistency of disposition. But how do you access how inconsistent people might be across situations, i.e. `psychodiversity', as Reversal Theory calls it? Many people have an awareness of acting diffe…https://t.co/FYNo3NPP4l

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Linkedin's Question - What's one piece of job-seeking advice you wish everyone knew? #GetHired #linkedin Here are some answers: 1. search for and do more of what you enjoy, follow your nose - you'll go further if you follow what you feel passionate about…https://t.co/MMZ5nOHlkF

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As the Government has announced that school children will be required to wear masks in school upon their return this term, I thought issues raised in the article as below in The Conversation seem relevant and timely. https://t.co/2yomFtZMpW