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Student reference: This site is by a very well mental health organization in India. It gives a technical insight into several mental disorders.

"Help and support for young people aged 12-25 at centres, online or over the phone covering mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, self-harm, suicide, eating disorder, illness, cannabis, psychosis, depression, substance use, schizophrenia, antidepressant medication, self-talk, problem solving, stress, online chat, LGBTI" This is a useful website as a starting point for students to find out about mental illness and also offers support.

An overview on diffenret cognitive disordners. This can be useful in the section about health psychologhy.

An overview on diffenret cognitive disordners. This can be useful in the section about health psychologhy.

In teaching about psychological disorders, students typically learn to recognize times when self-friend-colleague needs help, but can be uncertain how to actually make a referral. Though designed for athletes, this can be effective for all. SupportForSport.org is working to enhance the mental health of student-athletes by raising awareness and empowering student-athletes to help others and themselves.

Thank you, a valuable resource.

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is the largest scientific organization in the world dedicated to research focused on the understanding, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health.

Great Resource! The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychologists in the United States. APA educates the public about psychology, behavioral science and mental health; promotes psychological science and practice; fosters the education and training of psychological scientists, practitioners and educators; advocates for psychological knowledge and practice to inform public policy; and champions the application of psychology to promote human rights, health, well-being and dignity.

Martin Hagger is Professor of Psychology at Curtin University. His areas of expertise are social, health, sport and exercise psychology. He is involved in numerous research projects nationally and internationally with a focus on motivation and behaviour change. He is currently leading projects in drugs in sport, promoting physical activity and healthy diet, understanding the mechanisms of willpower and self-control, and reducing binge drinking and the prevalence of smoking. At the highest level, athletes are well-matched in terms of their physical abilities, conditioning, and skill level. But often that is not enough to win and perform on the biggest of stages like the Olympic games. Developing strategies and techniques to get athletes minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance is increasingly important for sports teams and coaches. Martin will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques that elite athletes use to prepare psychologically for their sport, give details of the scientific research into these techniques and how they work, and how the techniques might be used by competitive athetes and coaches to maximise performance.

Martin Hagger is Professor of Psychology at Curtin University. His areas of expertise are social, health, sport and exercise psychology. He is involved in numerous research projects nationally and internationally with a focus on motivation and behaviour change. He is currently leading projects in drugs in sport, promoting physical activity and healthy diet, understanding the mechanisms of willpower and self-control, and reducing binge drinking and the prevalence of smoking. At the highest level, athletes are well-matched in terms of their physical abilities, conditioning, and skill level. But often that is not enough to win and perform on the biggest of stages like the Olympic games. Developing strategies and techniques to get athletes minds in the best possible condition for optimal performance is increasingly important for sports teams and coaches. Martin will provide an overview of the kinds of techniques that elite athletes use to prepare psychologically for their sport, give details of the scientific research into these techniques and how they work, and how the techniques might be used by competitive athetes and coaches to maximise performance.

Breaking science news and articles on global warming, extrasolar planets, stem cells, bird flu, autism, nanotechnology, dinosaurs, evolution -- the latest discoveries in astronomy, anthropology, biology, chemistry, climate & environment, computers, engineering, health & medicine, math, physics, psychology, technology, and more -- from the world's leading universities and research organizations.

Yet another handy resource ... but given all these - I prefer the Oxford books better

A list of all mental disorders, mental illness and related mental health conditions, their symptoms and treatment.

This site is extremely useful for the topic-Health psychology and how it is linked with biopsychosocial model.

Psych Central is a great site! It has support groups, blogs, quizzes, articles--a great resource for students exploring various issues related to mental health.

Great article on behavioral psychology

the article is really great but the question is not answered yet when the unconscious drives would be conscious ones in order to deal with them before they become irresistable

Here is a site I've used as a school counselor to direct IBDP students to when dealing with stress. It can help them identify stressors, the good an bad things about stress and there are helpful resources (goal setting worksheets, journals etc) to help in the management of stress. May be a helpful site to direct students to when covering Stressors when teaching about Health Psychology. It provides a practical application to what is being covered.

On this website, Psychology students are able to find a large variety of up-to-date articles that students might find interesting.

Good for a general read

For a bit of everything... Again, articles are not always comprehensive, but they may serve as good conversations-starters! A very detailed search menu is helpful to find something relevant for your class discussion topic.

An interactive 'Mouse Party' to show the effects of different drugs on the brain. Fun activity when teaching substance abuse in the Health Option for Paper 2

For drug addiction, states of consciousness unit

This is quite simplified in mechanic however is a good introductory exercise for the effects of various drugs on the brain.