Book: Pirate City

On the 7th June 1692 one of the richest cities in the world, Port Royal, Jamaica, was swept into the sea as a result of an earthquake and tsunami. Port Royal was home to many wealthy merchants and pirates, including Captain Henry Morgan. Pirate City tells the story of a group of young people and
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Psychoanalysis Revision Notes Ask Study Coach Questions and Answers

Study Coach is here to help students with revising, we suggest that you make a revision timetable and identify a revision strategy that suits your needs. The aim is to give yourself sufficient preparation time, so you don’t start cramming. If studying Psychology, you might want to Ask Study Coach for some key concepts associated
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Transactional Model of Stress, Cognitive Appraisal – Ask Study Coach

Stress management ideas are usually practical, for example: relaxation, exercise, meditation. Theoretical ideas of how to manage stress are also available, but we will first need to have some knowledge about theorists and their perspective. Richard Lazarus (1976) developed one of the first transactional models of stress, he argued that cognitive appraisal is the key
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Help with Stress Essay Writing: Ask Study Coach

Question: Study Coach, I have a Stress essay to write, how should I define Stress? Well, we might say that we are feeling pressured or feel like we have a heavy weight on our shoulders (these are general ways to explain stress). However from a psychological perspective Bartlett (1998); Goetsch & Fuller (1995) states that:
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Stress Case Study: Princess

Study Coach presents a scenario/case study to help learners write an essay on the topic of Stress. The use of case studies helps to bring situations to life, and is often used in Nursing, Social Work and other related subjects. In this Study Coach case study our main character is Princess a 21 year old
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What is Stress? A Psychology Resource to Help with Essay Writing

What is Stress from a psychological perspective? If writing an essay on stress it is advisable to use concepts associated with Stress, if you didn’t study Stress at undergraduate level, then you should find the following of value: Stress is often caused by external events (Stressors); stress affects a person’s internal state (Stress Responses). Stress
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Piaget Stages of Cognitive Development – Study Coach Blog

What is Developmental Psychology? A brief answer is that it sets out to explain various aspects of human development during childhood, what is known as the developmental stages (according to theorists such as Jean Piaget). In this Blog, Study Coach takes a look at Piaget’s stages of Cognitive Development, and the development of intelligence. According
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Ethics and Psychology

Psychologists and other professionals working with the public need to do so in an ethical manner, psychology university students doing research must also gather data in an ethical manner, students have a duty not to cause harm to research participants; Study Coach Academic Support is here to remind students about their ethical obligation when doing
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