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Fibromyalgi är en kronisk sjukdom som många gånger varit ifrågasatt som diagnos. Sjukdomen medför kronisk och utbredd smärta, fatigue, sömnstörningar och koncentrationssvårigheter. Syftet var att beskriva upplevelser av att leva med fibromyalgi. Metoden som använts var en litteraturöversikt baserad på tretton kvalitativa vetenskapliga artiklar. Resultatartiklarna sammanställdes och redovisades i fyra kategorier: En omedgörlig kropp, Ett förändrat vardagsliv, Brist på respekt och stöd från omgivningen och Acceptera och lära sig leva med sin sjukdom. Resultatet visade att sjukdomen påverkade den drabbades liv på många olika sätt. Att leva med fibromyalgi innebar en livsförändring där sjukdomen begränsade det vardagliga livet. De drabbade hade inte bara sin kropp och sina symtom att kämpa emot, många var även tvungna att kämpa för att bli accepterade och trodda av sin omgivning. Slutsatsen var att det fanns en ständig kamp där de drabbade behövde få bekräftelse och känna att bland annat anhöriga och vårdpersonal tog dem på allvar. Det krävs uppmuntran och stöttning från vårdpersonalen för att personer med fibromyalgi ska prata om sina känslor och upplevelser. På detta sätt kan personen uppnå välbefinnande. / Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease that often has been questioned as a diagnosis. The disease causes chronic and widespread pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances and concentration difficulties. The aim was to describe experiences of living with fibromyalgia. The method used was a literature study based on thirteen qualitative scientific articles. The articles used in the result were compiled and presented in four categories: An intransigent body, A changed life, Lack of respect and support from the surroundings and To accept and learn how to live with the illness. The result showed that fibromyalgia affected the lives of the persons in many different ways. Living with fibromyalgia was a life-change in which the disease limited the everyday life. The persons didn’t only fight against the symptoms, but were even forced to fight to be accepted and trusted by their surroundings. The conclusion that can be drawn is that there was a continuous struggle in which the persons had to obtain confirmation and to know that their families and caregivers took them seriously. Encouragement and support from the caregivers is needed in order to help the patient so that he or she can achieve well-being.

This study examines the effects of hope and mindfulness on the relationship between life experiences and resilience, as well as the direct relationships among these constructs. Participants were 537 undergraduates who were taking online courses at Texas A&M University. Most participants were traditionally-aged and female. Quantitative self-report measures for each construct were administered online via SurveyMonkey. The small, positive relationship between life events and resilience approached, but did not reach, statistical significance, and hope but not mindfulness was found to moderate this relationship. Correlations were significant, positive, and linear between resilience and hope (r = .57, p < .01), resilience and mindfulness (r = .50, p less than .01), and hope and mindfulness (r = .44, p less than .01). Suggestions for clinical interventions aimed at increasing resilience by increasing hope and mindfulness are provided

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The aim of the thesis is to explore how parents' life experience can become a resource to strengthen teaching about, and for, cultural diversity with the help of homework assignments and teacher feedback. Two of the four articles included are based on data from the Läxprojektet (2004-2006) [The Homework Assignment Project], which was a practicebased, collaborative research project at a multi-lingual and multi-cultural secondary school. The material collected from project and used in this thesis consists of collaborative homework assignments, audio recorded lessons, student texts and interviews with parents, students and teachers. Article A concerns teachers' feedback during classroom discussions. Results consist of seven categories of feedback and show that all feedback, in contrast to previous research, does not support students' learning. Article B show that collaborative lessons that are based on parents' life experience may fulfill the function of boundary objects (Star &amp; Griesemer 1989) between home and school. Article C deals with the relationship between homework and feedback, which is studied in a research review. Article D revealed that issues concerning how cultural diversity was highlighted at the municipal level and in school planning were primarily featured in the municipalities with the highest proportion of multilingual immigrant students. Thesis results suggest that: Feedback is a challenge for teachers when the content of what the students present is unknown. Parents' life experiences can be a resource in a content-based partnership between home and school. Teaching about cultural diversity is facilitated by the existence of cultural diversity among students and parents. In summary, results indicate that there are several factors that influence whether and how content and teaching about, and for, cultural diversity succeeds in schools. These factors affect the individual level, the classroom level and partially also the municipal level. / <p>At the time of the doctoral defence the following papers were unpublished and had a status as follows: Paper 2: In Press; Paper 3: In Press; Paper 4; Submitted.</p>

O trabalho é tema de interesse de muitos autores que convergem em sua centralidade na sociedade. Da mesma forma, diversos pesquisadores, especialmente da área da saúde, tem como foco a epidemia do HIV. A presente dissertação se propôs a unir ambos os objetos de estudo e avançar nas pesquisas partindo de um olhar do indivíduo com HIV e problematizar sua relação com o trabalho. O esforço de investigação justificou-se pela escassez de estudos que analisem essa questão pela ótica da administração e pelo impacto da epidemia no mundo do trabalho. A dissertação teve como objetivo geral identificar e analisar como o diagnóstico do HIV e suas implicações alteram a vida de uma pessoa em sua relação com o trabalho. Para subsidiá-la, além de um histórico do HIV e suas implicações no mundo do trabalho, realizou-se uma revisão da literatura sobre o trabalho frente a diferentes perspectivas: fisiológica, cultural, religiosa, espiritual, ideológica, econômica, política, legal, psicológica e social. A pesquisa teve uma abordagem qualitativa e como caminho metodológico a História de Vida por sua capacidade de compreender um fenômeno por múltiplas facetas e ser um meio de reflexão, intervenção e transformação social. Sendo assim, através de duas histórias de vida recolhidas entre os meses de março e agosto de 2016, a pesquisa concluiu que após o diagnóstico de HIV os indivíduos pesquisados passaram a se perceber e ser percebidos de maneira diferente afetando as diversas esferas da vida, incluindo a profissional. As formas de pensar e agir passaram a levar em consideração seu estado de saúde e o sigilo da soropositividade, por exemplo. No contexto das significativas alterações na vida após o diagnóstico de HIV foram relatadas diversas dificuldades enfrentadas por eles quanto ao trabalho e as alternativas engendradas frente às barreiras apresentadas no mundo do trabalho como a busca pela estabilidade no serviço público ou a informalidade como forma de minimizar o risco de exposição da soropositividade. Destaca-se o entendimento de que vida e trabalho cada vez menos são possíveis de serem compreendidos separadamente e que as relações estabelecidas entre HIV e trabalho são singulares a cada individuo. Por isso, não se buscou a generalização de resultados e sim a reflexão acerca deste tema ainda imbuído de elementos como preconceito, estigma e discriminação. Por fim, na perspectiva de que gerar reflexão é uma forma de intervenção social, o autor se posiciona no entendimento de que esses elementos podem ser minimizados, se não extinguidos, através da informação e o ato de “descortinar” assuntos como esses de tamanha importância acadêmica e social. / The labor is the subject of interest of many authors who converge in their centrality in society. Likewise, several researchers, especially in the health area, focus on the HIV epidemic. This dissertation aimed to unite both objects of study and advance the research starting with a look of individuals with HIV and discuss their relationship with work. The research effort was justified by the lack of studies to examine this issue from the perspective of management and the impact of the epidemic in the workplace. The dissertation aimed to identify and analyze how HIV diagnosis and its implications on life of a person and its relationship to work. It was added a history of HIV and its implications to the world of work and literature review on different perspectives: physiological, cultural, religious, spiritual, ideological, economic, political, legal, psychological and social. The research has a qualitative approach and as a methodological path the History of Life for their ability to understand a phenomenon of multiple facets and be a means of reflection, intervention and social transformation. This way, through two life stories that were collected between March and August 2016, the dissertation concluded that after diagnosis of HIV surveyed persons began to perceive themselves and be perceived differently, being affected in the different walks of life, including professional. The ways of thinking and acting started to take into consideration their health status and the confidentiality of HIV status. In the context, significant changes in life after diagnosis of HIV have been reported, including various difficulties faced by them about the work. Alternatives were engendered for facing the barriers presented in the working world as the search for stability in public service or informality in order to minimize the risk of seropositivity exposure. Noteworthy is the understanding that life and work are less and less possible to be understood separately and that the relations between HIV and work are unique to each individual. So not sought the generalization of results but the reflection on this subject still imbued of elements such as prejudice, stigma and discrimination. Finally, the perspective that generate reflection is a form of social intervention, the author stands on the understanding that these elements can be minimized, if not extinguished, through information and the act of "unveil" issues like as those of such academic and social importance.

Idea and Purpose The background of this thesis is the ongoing discussion ofleadership and management and how these terms are connected. Unfortunatelythe discussuion of this topic is very much restricted to books and scientific papers. My idea is to first clarify the terms of management and leadership and then, through dialogues to find out if and how the differences are relevant in daily work-life. My personal aim is to raise the awareness to the importance of leadership because it deals with the human being as a whole. Further I hope that this work might inspire executives to reflect themselves and to improve the relationship between them and their followers. Research Question Do leaders differentiate between leadership and management and how does the difference influence their understanding of the issue andtheir individual leadership style? Methodology The approach used here is a qualitative one, using dialogues to understand the ideas and opinions of todays people in leading positions through interpretation and interaction.

The main purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between life experiences, creative personality and creative thinking of college students in Taiwan. Investigation method was employed in the study. The employed instruments included College Student Life Experiences Questionnaire, Creativity Test (Verbal-bamboo chopsticks, figure-¤H), and Creative Personality Scale developed by H. G. Gough (1978). The participants were college students in Taiwan. 2443 college students were sampled to finish College Student Life Experiences Questionnaire, and 456 students of them also had to finish Creativity Test and Creative Personality Scale at the same time. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, one-way MANOVA , and canonical correlation. The main findings of this study were as following¡G 1. Life experiences of college students in Taiwan could been classified eight kind of styles which including ¡uexploring experiences¡v, ¡uadventure experiences¡v , ¡uteam works¡v,¡uculture experiences¡v,¡ufashion life¡v ,¡umaking money¡v, ¡uinformation getting¡vand¡urisk seeking ¡v. The study present team works was the most students ever tried. 2. There were significant differences of life experiences and creative thinking in different gender, grade, college (Art College, Science College, Social Science College) and school type (University, The Normal University, Technical and Vocational College) students in Taiwan. 3. There were significant canonical correlation among the college students¡¦ background, creative personality and life experiences. The study finding revealed the junior and senior of The Normal University have more different kind experiences, than any others, especially in¡uadventure experiences¡v, ¡uteam works¡v, ¡uculture experiences¡v and ¡urisk seeking ¡v. They also had more creative personalities and didn¡¦t think they were interest narrow and commonplace. 4. There were significant canonical correlation among eight life experiences styles and creative thinking. The result present¡uexploring experiences¡v, ¡uteam works¡v, ¡uculture experiences¡v, ¡ufashion life¡vand ¡uinformation getting¡vhad positive effects on the verbal and figure creative thinking, especially on verbal creative thinking. 5. There were significant canonical correlation among the college students¡¦ background, creative personality and creative thinking. The finding revealed the junior or senior, art college and the normal university female students present better in creative thinking than any others. They also had more positive creative personalities for example, confident, resourceful and original.

Background: It is estimated that one in ten children witness domestic violence. It is of importance that children grow up in a safe environment. When they grow up with domestic violence they can lose very important skills which can be hard to gain back. Children respond to domestic violence in different ways depending on their age. Aim: The aim of this study was to enlighten children's experiences of domestic violence in their home. Method: An analysis was made of four quantitative and eight qualitative articles to create this literature review. Result: Four themes emerged in the result; A reckless vulnerableness, Entrenched emotions, A deprived childhood and Need of help and support. All of the themes enlightens in different ways what children experiences when witnessing domestic violence. Conclusion: Children who have been witnesses of domestic violence are in great need of support and help so they are able to the events they have witnessed. When the nurse meet these patients, that possibly have been victims of domestic violence, is it of great importance not to neglect the children who might have been involved. It is important that the nurse who meets the exposed children have an open attitude so the children can speak out about what they have been through

There is a paucity of research examining the neurobiological functioning of new mothers who have experienced parental loss during development. The current study investigated the relationship between inconsistent (IC) versus consistent (CC) care and brain activity in regions that comprise a putative neurobiological model of mothering. Mothers were shown positive and negative pictures of their own and an unfamiliar infant. Through repeated measures ANOVAs, it was found that BOLD activity was greater for own infant in the nucleus accumbens (NAC) and amygdala (AMY) and that positive pictures elicited greater BOLD response in the NAC, AMY and anterior cingulate cortex. Interestingly, IC mothers show an even greater response own infant in the NAC and left hypothalamus (HYPO). In the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, IC mothers showed greater BOLD response to other infant. Thus, functioning of the maternal circuit, which includes areas strongly implicated in reward, may be altered by early experiences.