The Psychologist, October 2022
The bare necessities... of stress.
The bare necessities... of stress.
The bear necessities of stress
Mark Wetherell studies the body’s response to acute and longer-term stressors, particularly around cortisol.
Why graduate outcome measures in psychology don’t add up
Victoria Sanderson, Lisa Harkry and Gaby Pfeifer explore whether the demands we put on Psychology graduates help or hinder their career aspirations.
It takes a community of practice
Adam McCartney believes having effective and responsive collaborative teams will allow schools to provide nurturing and stimulating learning environments in a post-Covid world.
Celebrating who I am
Aaliyah Siddique on her journey into Psychology, and the importance of representation and allyship.
When silence befriends the imposter
Pooja Takhar and Glory Sokunle describe their first days as Assistant Psychologists and how they beat their imposter feelings.
I won’t change my accent; you’ll just have to get used to it
Roger Atkins explains why one of the greatest assets in his vocational toolbox is his accent.
Living with chronic pelvic pain
Charlotte Wall asks for your support to help reduce the number of individuals experiencing such crippling mental health.
The wrong battle
Paul Whitby suggests that the triumph of managerialism in the NHS is a matter we should all take seriously.
The fight for individual destinies
Amy Bramley on therapy with Ukrainian refugees.
‘Nothing like they had ever experienced before…’
As Covid-19 reached another peak, Ella Rhodes spoke to psychologists working to support people with the condition; plus the impact of Covid on clinical training.
Peter Branney awarded honorary life membership
University of Bradford psychologist has been awarded honorary life membership of the BPS thanks to his ‘fantastic’ contribution to the Society.
Five minutes with… Dr Louise Taylor
Dr Louise Taylor, Principal Lecturer Student Experience (Oxford Brookes University), discusses her research and being awarded a 2022 National Teaching Fellowship from Advance HE.
Warning against ‘unnecessary use of private medical information’
Mental health organisations have written to the Crown Prosecution Service warning against new guidance that would allow rape victims’ private therapy notes to be used in court.
Photo ID vs sequence: why order matters
Robin Kramer on two psychological concepts and their real-world applications: one he feels is overrated, one underrated.
‘It’s part of the fight back, to make our links much more tangible, physical, visceral’
Our editor Jon Sutton meets Professor Tom Ormerod, from the European Congress of Psychology Scientific Programme Committee, at the University of Sussex.
‘What we need right now is hope’
Shanu Sadhwani (University of Brighton), a member of the Scientific Committee for the European Congress of Psychology 2023 speaks with The Psychologist.
‘Are we going to be snapped back into individuality? That’s up to us…’
Our editor Jon Sutton meets Professor Robin Banerjee, Head of School at the University of Sussex and a member of the European Congress of Psychology Scientific Programme Committee.
How does music make you feel?
Zoe Nendick discusses the link between music and emotion.
Digital travel – defying distance and reality?
John Waterworth and Ingvar Tjostheim look to the future…
‘Working abroad had shaped me into a different person’
Working in the UK can be a wonderful yet daunting experience for those coming to the country. We hear from Ankita Guchait (pictured, left) and Eman Raheel (right) about their experiences.
Declarations of independence
Ian Florance interviews Christine Hamilton, Chair of the Special Group for Independent Practitioners and Honorary Secretary of the Division of Occupational Psychology.
Can memento mori help set us free?
Clinical psychologist Dr Rachel Menzies speaks to Deputy Editor Shaoni Bhattacharya about normalising talking about death and how we can accept the inevitable.
How technology can help – not harm – children’s wellbeing
Dr Paul Marsden reviews 'Supporting New Digital Natives: Children's Mental Health and Wellbeing in a Hi-Tech Age', by Michelle Jayman, Maddie Oil, and Leah Jewett (Policy Press).
Making politics compassionate
Tony Wainwright reviews 'How compassion can transform our politics, economy, and society', edited by Matt Hawkins and Jennifer Nadel (Routledge).
Fiction full of psychological 'aha' moments
Dr Josephine Perry reviews 'The Family Retreat', a new novel from Bev Thomas (Faber).
What trauma means today
Michael J. Scott on books that shaped his thinking around ‘mental time travel’ for his own new offering, 'Personalising Trauma Treatment: Reframing and Reimagining' (Routledge).
We are Queer Britain: an unmissable education
Dr Rob Agnew shares his thoughts on the first dedicated national LGBTQ+ museum, We Are Queer Britain, marking the 50th anniversary of the UK's first Pride March.
Caught in a trap
Professor Jason Lee reviews Baz Luhrmann’s 'Elvis' and the documentary, 'George Michael: Freedom Uncut'.
Ambition, monomania and the seeds of self-help
Rebecca Richardson on how Victorian self-help books tried to shape their readers.
One on one: Dr Kate le Maréchal
We dipped into the Society member database and spoke with Dr Kate le Maréchal, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Service for Evelina London Cleft Service.