‘All interventions must stand up to scientific scrutiny’
Dr Evangelos Ntontis Lecturer in Social Psychology (Canterbury Christ Church University) on coronavirus.
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[Video] Covid-19: Towards the new normal, and beyond…
Once the worst of the coronavirus crisis is over what might ‘the new normal’ have in store for us? How might our society be changed six months, a year, five years, 20 years into the future?
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Carl Walker seeks to make sense of the mutual aid response to coronavirus, and how to sustain it in an era of entrenched inequality.
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Stephen Reicher, John Drury and Clifford Stott on views of the public driving policy.
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Stephen Reicher and John Drury argue for an identity-based approach to coronavirus.
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Ella Rhodes speaks to some of the British Psychological Society members working on its response to coronavirus.
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As cases of COVID-19 escalate exponentially, the British Psychological Society and psychologists from across the globe are working to combat the pandemic and manage its implications for everyday life.
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Erin Beal on terror management and moving beyond existential crisis in ‘unprecedented times’.
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How to cope with pain
Ginny Smith talks to Dr Sam Hughes about pain, to introduce the latest episode of our Research Digest podcast, PsychCrunch. We also share a collection of articles from the archive on pain.
The latest episode of our Research Digest podcast PsychCrunch asks what psychology can teach us about dealing with pain. It is presented by Ginny Smith, and sponsored by Routledge Psychology.
Coronavirus and obsessive-type conditions
There is a possible danger that the current uncertainty around COVID-19 could make things worse for those with obsessive-type conditions. For those with OCD or conditions involving cleanliness, neatness, germ-phobia, tidiness or some obsessive behaviours, the COVID-19 outbreak may actually reinforce to them that their problem-behaviours were actually what kept them safe during the outbreak.
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