Magister Artium (Psychology) - MA(Psych) / Substance use is a worldwide health concern that has received significant attention as it is often related to deleterious outcomes. Various treatment programmes have been made available to assist people and their families who misuse substances, to aid rehabilitation and equip people with the necessary tools with the aim of preventing possible relapse. The Western Cape Province has been identified as experiencing the highest increase of substance use, with Cape Town being disproportionately affected. Substance use treatment and prevention programmes are therefore an increasingly important means of addressing substance use and related harms. This study aimed to explore the lived experiences of individuals in relation to the treatment they received at a treatment facility in the Cape Town area. As such, the researcher made use of the phenomenological approach as a theoretical framework as it aims to describe the lived experiences of individuals in relation to a particular phenomenon. Furthermore, a qualitative methodological framework was utilised to explore the experiences of individuals who received substance use treatment. Ten participants were purposively selected from an outpatient substance use treatment facility in Cape Town. Focus group discussions were used to collect data and the data were analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Findings suggest that there were various reasons participants sought treatment. This includes the challenges they experienced in both their personal and occupational lives as well as the realization of the negative effects substance use had on them physiologically. Findings also revealed that the environmental setting individuals were in fostered their treatment; the various aspects of the programme provided by the treatment facility had a significant contribution to their recovery and improved relationships with others; receiving support from family and friends were important in service providers treatment retention as well as individuals ability to identify the changes within themselves since receiving treatment. Overall, results indicate that the treatment programme helped participants in their recovery and enhanced personal relationships, self-perception as well as personal and occupational growth. Findings suggest that there are various reasons as to why people seek treatment and although this may differ, the treatment modality they were provided with contributed substantially to their recovery. Furthermore, this study will contribute to the literature and understanding the ways in which treatment fosters recovery, personal growth and relationships.

This dissertation work aims to contribute to the understanding and explanation of individual psychological experience during the process of assisted reproduction. The research objective is to understand and describe infertile individual's experience during the process of assisted reproduction techniques treatment. The aim of the project is to immerse into the experience of infertile individuals and try to understand what the individual ascribes to himself, his infertility, reproductive medicine and how the individual perceives reality. The work helps to understand the experience of individual's perception of himself, his partner and his surroundings, in relation to his infertility and assisted reproduction techniques and what feelings and emotions he experiences. The dissertation project is answering four research questions: How do the participants feel about their child? How do the participants experience the process of assisted reproduction techniques? How do participants experience the emotions in the context of assisted reproduction? How do participants think about their partners and the social environments in the context of conception and ART? The nature of the adopted epistemological anthropomorphic attitude and theoretical models of the interaction symbolism and social constructivism, a...

<p>Vi utforskar begreppet <em>upplevelseekonomi</em> och hur vi har hamnat i vad en del forskare anser vara Upplevelsesamhället. Ett samhälle där de basala behoven är uppfyllda och där vi söker minnesvärda och självförverkligande upplevelser.</p><p>Vi har valt att studera tidigare forskning och presenterar delar av det vi har läst i ett inledande teoriavsnitt. Därefter observerar vi ett par upplevelserelaterade hotell för att se hur teorin kan se ut i verkliga pågående projekt. De hotell vi valt att titta närmare på är <em>Icehotel</em> i Jukkasjärvi samt <em>Såstaholm</em> i Täby. Vårt sätt att arbeta blir deduktivt, där vi utgår från befintliga begrepp och teorier för att kunna dra logiska slutsatser.</p><p>Befintlig teori i upplevelseekonomi samt iakttagelser av två existerande hotell för upplevelser gav oss grunden till hur vi utformade vårt hotell i Östhammar med upplevelsetema – <em>Hotell Badjäflar</em>. I <em>Hotell Badjäflar</em> praktiseras det vi har lärt oss. Temat för hotellet blir sjuttiotal och miljön och aktiviteter kommer att präglas av decenniet. Vi väver in författaren och filmskaparen Lars Molin då vi använder marknadsföringsverktyget <em>storytelling. </em>Lars Molins film <em>Badjävlar</em> ligger som grund för en del av miljön i hotellprojektet. Anledningen till att vi väljer Lars Molin är att han levde och arbetade i Östhammar under just sjuttiotalet och det var här filmen <em>Badjävlar</em> spelades in.</p><p>Våra diskussionskapitel består både i en utvärdering av <em>Icehotel </em>och <em>Såstaholm</em> och hur vårt <em>Hotell Badjäflar</em> kommer att fungera som upplevelse. Vår uppfattning är att både <em>Icehotel</em> och <em>Såstaholm</em> har lyckats med att skapa platser för upplevelser som deras gäster kommer att minnas och påverkas av. <em>Hotell Badjäflar</em> skulle enligt vår mening också kunna bli en unik och minnesvärd upplevelse för våra gäster. Vi avslutar med att reflektera över upplevelseekonomin idag, lyfter fram tankar om den allmänna skepticismen och ger förslag till fortsatta studier.</p><p>Upplevelseekonomi innebär att skapa upplevelser som kunden länge minns och gärna rekommenderar till sina vänner. Helheten blir det viktiga och alla personer involverade i upplevelseskapandet har en roll att spela där kunden är i centrum.<em></em></p> / <p>We study the term <em>experience economy</em> and how we live today in what some scientists call The Experience Society. That is a society where our basic needs are fulfilled and in which we seek experiences to remember and to express ourselves.</p><p>We have chosen to study earlier research made in this subject and present part of what we have read in an initiating theory section. After this we observed a couple of “experience based” hotels to see how this theory can be practiced in real life. The hotels we chose were <em>Icehotel </em>in Jukkasjärvi and <em>Såstaholm</em> in Täby. These two hotels turned out to be excellent examples of “experience based” hotels in Sweden. We have chosen to use a deductive way of presenting our results. Deduction is when conclusions are drawn out of existing theories and concepts.</p><p>This earlier research literature and our studies of two actual hotels for experiences gave us the basis for how our hotel in Östhammar is designed with an experience theme <em>– Hotel Badjäflar.</em> <em>Hotel Badjäflar</em> is where we practice our new knowledge. The theme is the seventies and the surroundings and our activities will all be influenced by this decade. For our storytelling parts we will use stories about the author and filmmaker Lars Molin. Parts of the hotel surroundings are based on his movie <em>Badjävlar</em>. The reason we chose Lars Molin is because he lived and worked in Östhammar during the seventies and it was also here the movie <em>Badjävlar</em> was made.</p><p>Our discussion chapter involves an evaluation of both Icehotel and Såstaholm as well as how we think <em>Hotell Badjäflar</em> will work out as an experience. Our opinion is that both <em>Icehotel </em>and <em>Såstaholm</em> have succeeded well in creating places for experiences that their guests will remember and be affected by. According to us <em>Hotel Badjäflar</em> has the potential to be an experience to remember for our guests. Finally we reflect on how the experience economy is commonly looked upon and the scepticism surrounding it. We also give suggestions on continued studies for the essay.</p><p>Experience economy is to create memorable experiences that the customer will remember for a long time and will gladly recommend to his or her friends. The totality of the experience is essential and each person involved in creating the experience has a role to play through which the customer is put in the leading role.</p>

Vi utforskar begreppet upplevelseekonomi och hur vi har hamnat i vad en del forskare anser vara Upplevelsesamhället. Ett samhälle där de basala behoven är uppfyllda och där vi söker minnesvärda och självförverkligande upplevelser. Vi har valt att studera tidigare forskning och presenterar delar av det vi har läst i ett inledande teoriavsnitt. Därefter observerar vi ett par upplevelserelaterade hotell för att se hur teorin kan se ut i verkliga pågående projekt. De hotell vi valt att titta närmare på är Icehotel i Jukkasjärvi samt Såstaholm i Täby. Vårt sätt att arbeta blir deduktivt, där vi utgår från befintliga begrepp och teorier för att kunna dra logiska slutsatser. Befintlig teori i upplevelseekonomi samt iakttagelser av två existerande hotell för upplevelser gav oss grunden till hur vi utformade vårt hotell i Östhammar med upplevelsetema – Hotell Badjäflar. I Hotell Badjäflar praktiseras det vi har lärt oss. Temat för hotellet blir sjuttiotal och miljön och aktiviteter kommer att präglas av decenniet. Vi väver in författaren och filmskaparen Lars Molin då vi använder marknadsföringsverktyget storytelling. Lars Molins film Badjävlar ligger som grund för en del av miljön i hotellprojektet. Anledningen till att vi väljer Lars Molin är att han levde och arbetade i Östhammar under just sjuttiotalet och det var här filmen Badjävlar spelades in. Våra diskussionskapitel består både i en utvärdering av Icehotel och Såstaholm och hur vårt Hotell Badjäflar kommer att fungera som upplevelse. Vår uppfattning är att både Icehotel och Såstaholm har lyckats med att skapa platser för upplevelser som deras gäster kommer att minnas och påverkas av. Hotell Badjäflar skulle enligt vår mening också kunna bli en unik och minnesvärd upplevelse för våra gäster. Vi avslutar med att reflektera över upplevelseekonomin idag, lyfter fram tankar om den allmänna skepticismen och ger förslag till fortsatta studier. Upplevelseekonomi innebär att skapa upplevelser som kunden länge minns och gärna rekommenderar till sina vänner. Helheten blir det viktiga och alla personer involverade i upplevelseskapandet har en roll att spela där kunden är i centrum. / We study the term experience economy and how we live today in what some scientists call The Experience Society. That is a society where our basic needs are fulfilled and in which we seek experiences to remember and to express ourselves. We have chosen to study earlier research made in this subject and present part of what we have read in an initiating theory section. After this we observed a couple of “experience based” hotels to see how this theory can be practiced in real life. The hotels we chose were Icehotel in Jukkasjärvi and Såstaholm in Täby. These two hotels turned out to be excellent examples of “experience based” hotels in Sweden. We have chosen to use a deductive way of presenting our results. Deduction is when conclusions are drawn out of existing theories and concepts. This earlier research literature and our studies of two actual hotels for experiences gave us the basis for how our hotel in Östhammar is designed with an experience theme – Hotel Badjäflar. Hotel Badjäflar is where we practice our new knowledge. The theme is the seventies and the surroundings and our activities will all be influenced by this decade. For our storytelling parts we will use stories about the author and filmmaker Lars Molin. Parts of the hotel surroundings are based on his movie Badjävlar. The reason we chose Lars Molin is because he lived and worked in Östhammar during the seventies and it was also here the movie Badjävlar was made. Our discussion chapter involves an evaluation of both Icehotel and Såstaholm as well as how we think Hotell Badjäflar will work out as an experience. Our opinion is that both Icehotel and Såstaholm have succeeded well in creating places for experiences that their guests will remember and be affected by. According to us Hotel Badjäflar has the potential to be an experience to remember for our guests. Finally we reflect on how the experience economy is commonly looked upon and the scepticism surrounding it. We also give suggestions on continued studies for the essay. Experience economy is to create memorable experiences that the customer will remember for a long time and will gladly recommend to his or her friends. The totality of the experience is essential and each person involved in creating the experience has a role to play through which the customer is put in the leading role.

Cette thèse cherche à montrer le rôle structurant pour l’individu tenu par les pratiques religieuses dans la société japonaise contemporaine et la façon dont elles sont porteuses de sens aujourd’hui, dans une ville de pèlerinage appelée Sasaguri et située près de la mégapole de Fukuoka à Kyūshū. La première partie présente ce cadre en montrant à quel point Sasaguri forme un espace où se donnent à voir des pratiques religieuses de toutes sortes, notamment pour les visiteurs venus de l’extérieur, mais aussi comment, il est représentatif d’une religiosité que l’on retrouve partout au Japon, ancré dans la vie des communautés locales, et que j’appelle ici « premier niveau de l’expérience religieuse ». La deuxième partie se focalise sur différents types de spécialistes religieux. La troisième et dernière partie traite des modalités individuelles du rapport au religieux par l’angle des interactions entre l’intérieur et l’extérieur, du fidèle et de l’espace, du système ou du réseau dans lequel il évolue et dont il est centre. / This doctoral dissertation aims to determine the structural role that religious practice can have for the individual and how they are meaningful nowadays, in the context of a pilgrimage town called Sasaguri, situated near the big city of Fukuoka in Kyūshū. The first part presents this frame by showing how Sasaguri forms a sacred, dynamic and multi-layered space where various religious practices are displayed by people coming from outside of the town. The second part of this thesis explores the various possibilities between different types of religious specialists. The third and last part of this thesis discusses the individual modalities of the religious practices, via the interactions between the internal and external dimensions: those of the practitioner, the space they are in, or the network which they belong to and which is revolving around them.

This diploma thesis concerns possibilities of using drama methods and techniques for understanding of literary texts within primary school education, with special emphasis on supporting pupils' reading. In its first theoretical part the basic terms are defined, such as literature, reading and their importance for a human; Literary Education and Drama Education (including its methods) and their possible meetings in the educational process. Furthermore, the theoretical part deals with use of a literary text as a theme for a preparation for creative drama lessons, including drama structuring. The practical part is focused on three specific proposals for drama lessons with using literary texts. Two of them were carried out and evaluated with respect to the predetermined goals. It affirms that the application of drama methods and techniques within classes of literature and reading is justified. Keywords: Drama Education, School Work System of Education, drama methods and techniques, preparation for a lesson, individual experience, learning through co-operation, a literary text