Emotion is a large part of the experience when playing video-games, and sound design can strongly influence the emotional response in players. This study is about the effect reverb, which is part of the sound design, can have on a players perceived emotion. An experiment was conducted, where twenty subjects got to play a video-game level which included two churches. These were identical both visually and audibly, except for the frequency content in the reverb in each church. Results show that the subjects perceived different emotions depending on what reverb they heard.

Bakgrund: Cancer är idag en vanlig sjukdom och vid sidan av en person med cancer finns närstående som kan riskera att glömmas bort. Att vara närstående kan vara en påfrestande upplevelse och riskerar att leda till ohälsa. Närstående bör involveras i vården och deras välmående bör tas hänsyn till. Syfte: Studiens syfte var att beskriva de närståendes upplevelse av stöd som fenomen, när en person i deras närhet drabbats av cancer. Metod: En deduktiv litteraturöversikt med KASAM som teoretisk utgångspunkt. För att besvara syftet användes kvalitativa artiklar. Sökningar i CINAHL gjordes och resulterade i 16 resultatartiklar. Resultat: Närstående upplevde den nya livssituationen som ofattbar, information kring sjukdom och behandlingsmöjligheter från vårdpersonal gjorde situationen mer begriplig. De närstående använde olika strategier för att anpassa sig till situationen och fann stöd i vänner och familj. Att närvara vid behandlingar ledde till delaktighet i vården vilket gjorde att de närstående upplevde ett syfte. Slutsats: Genom stöd kan en känsla av sammanhang upplevas trots närvaro av sjukdom. Att som närstående bli sedd och lyssnad till underlättar för att hantera den nya situationen och att finnas där för den sjuka personen. / Background: Cancer is a common disease and is often associated with death, although the treatments are getting better and the number of survivals is growing. In the shadow of a person with cancer there will always be loved ones who should not be forgotten.    Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the next of kin’s experience of support as a phenomenon, when a loved one is affected with cancer. Method: A deductive literature review with sixteen qualitative articles was made, using Sense of Coherence [SOC] as a theoretical approach. Searches for result articles was made in CINAHL. Result: Relatives experienced the new life situation as unimaginable, information from healthcare staff about the disease and possibilities of treatment made the situation understandable. Relatives used different strategies to adjust to the new situation and found friends and family to be a source of support. Being present during treatment gave the relative a sense of purpose. Conclusion: With support a sense of coherence can appear even in the presence of disease. To be seen and listened to makes it easier for the next of kin to handle the new situation and be able to be there for the ill person.

There are people that uses notes to motivate themselves or to remind themselves of things or situations. These notes, these messages, seems to be very meaningful for these people because the notes are placed in some of the most visible places, in their homes or at work, to been seen in a daily basis. Due to this value, the message deserves a better visual presentation, through an interior detail, a poster. The purpose of this study was to bring the right feeling within the message throughout a poster with  color and typography. As a start, theory was collected with focus on color and typography. This followed by a pre-study where a questionnaire was handed out to the public to collect the notes. A research was made to investigate todays trends in poster design to get an understanding of the looks of the trends and connect it with different types of habits and usage of color and typography. The design process started with a design analysis where the theory was put in relation to the messages. Out of this, some sketches were made that later was evaluated and gave the result of 2-4 drafts per message, 24 drafts in total. These drafts were later evaluated by interviews together with participants within and outside the field of graphic design. After the evaluation a compilation was made and another analysis was made and this led to nine finalized posters, one for each message. The conclusion presents the finalized posters that were made based on theories and interviews. It also shows that there were several parameters that affected each other. The message affected the design and the design affected the message which in turn also got affected by the interview participants individual relations and feelings towards the message and the design.

<p>The purpose of this study was to investigate and expand the knowledge of how bereaved spouses in palliative care handled their grief. Attempts were also made to distinguish common patterns among the experiences that the bereaved spouses expressed.  Furthermore the study aimed to understand how the bereaved spouses handled their grief, and to understand what helped them to move on. A qualitative method was used in this essay, related to the purpose of investigating the spouses’ emotional experiences. The questions used to reach an understanding of the matter were: How did the bereaved experienced their grief? Were there important contributing factors worsening their grief or making it easier? How did the bereaved persons handle their grief, and what helped them to work things through and carry on with their lives? The result was analyzed by using Antonovsky’s theory; <em>a feeling of coherence, Lazarus’ <em>coping theory combined</em></em> with Folkman’s <em>revised </em>coping theory<em>.</em> The results were also analyzed by the findings of <em>continuing bonds </em>derived from Ainsworth’s <em>attachment theory. </em>The seven strategic picked out respondents in this study, constituted from a development project, financed by Cancerfonden, which took place in the palliative unit of Stockholms sjukhem in 2007. The results showed that the sense of coherence had an effect on the bereaved spouses’ way to handle their grief. The respondents’ ability of awareness and mental preparation were significant. As it turned out, the time extent of the disease did not have a major effect on the bereaved spouses’ experience of their grief. Furthermore the study showed that the context was very significant, and that the bereaved spouses to a great extent used positive reappraisal.</p><p><p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></p></p>

<p>The main purpose of this thesis was to take part of girl’s descriptions and experiences of their treatment for deliberate self-harm and to investigate whether they still experience effects of the treatment today. Our main research questions where; how do the girls describe their experiences of the treatment method, do the girls describe that they still experience any effects of the treatment, and finally how do the girls look back on their treatment today? In order to answer these questions, we carried out eight qualitative telephone interviews with girls that had undergone treatment in a specific treatment centre. We chose to analyze the material from the salutogenic theory and the concepts of SOC (sense of coherence) and with a hermeneutic approach. Our result showed that the treatment methods that where most important where dialectic behaviour therapy, horse therapy and finally environmental therapy. Several of the girls could see remaining effects of the treatment today, while other girls could not see any of these effects. A couple of the girls expressed that they should have been dead if they had not been taken care of by the treatment centre while other girls meant that the treatment did not make any difference.</p>

<p>Uppsatsen belyser vägen ur ett självskadande beteende där tre kvalitativa intervjuer har gjorts för att närma sig vändpunktsprocesserna. Även en självbiografisk bok har använts som empiriskt stöd. Syftet är att kunna urskilja hur vägen ut ur ett självskadande beteende kan se ut för olika personer. Det empiriska materialet belyses även utifrån Antonovskys teori om KASAM, Ebaugh Fuchs teori om exitprocesser samt tidigare forskning. De frågeställningar som ligger till grund för uppsatsen är följande: är det möjligt att kunna urskilja en vändpunkt (yttre och inre faktorer)? Vilken betydelse har personer i individens omgivning haft för vägen ut ur ett självskadande beteende? Hur har samhällets insatser hjälpt individen att ta sig ur sitt beteende? De slutsatser som kan konstateras är att det för samtliga intervjudeltagare samt i den självbiografiska boken går att urskilja någon form av vändpunkt. Utifrån de berättelser vi tagit del av kan vi konstatera att vändpunkter kan se väldigt olika ut. Ytterligare en slutsats är att samtliga kvinnor är eniga om att vårdinsatserna är för denna patientgrupp bristfällig eller ibland helt lyser med sin frånvaro. Det viktigaste i intervjudeltagarnas tillfrisknande är deras egen jagstyrka och motivation. Samtliga kvinnor har i dag nya hanteringsstrategier för att klara av livets motgångar och svårigheter.</p> / <p> </p><p>This thesis highlights self-harming behavior and the journey to recovery. To approach the turning point and the following process three qualitative interviews has been done. An autobiographical book has been used as an empirical data. The purpose is to distinguish how the journey to recovery can differ between diverse people. The empirical data has been illustrated by using Antonovskys theory sence of coherence, Ebaugh Fuchs process of roll exit and current research. The issued questions grounding the thesis are: is it possible to distinguish a turning point (outer and inner factors)? How important were the people surrounding the individual to find the way out? And how did society's efforts help the individual out of its behavior? The conclusions that are determined are that with all of the interviewed and the autobiographical book, a turning point can be discerned. From the stories given to us we can determine that the turning points can differ considerably. Yet another conclusion is that all of the women agree that the care effort towards these types of patients is insufficient or even non-existent. The most important part in the recovery of the interviewed is their own strength and motivation. All of these women today have new strategies on how to handle life's adversity and difficulties.</p>

<p>Efter år av ökade sjukskrivningstal inom svenskt arbetsliv syntes under åren 2002-2004 en minskning av långtidssjukskrivningarna. Denna minskning var dock marginell vad gäller kvinnodominerade yrkesgrupper som exempelvis lokalvårdare. (AFA Försäkring, 2006) Vi ville undersöka en organisation, med denna typ av yrkesgrupp, som lyckats sänka sina sjuktal. Vår förhoppning var att finna de hälsobringande påverkansfaktorer som lett till lägre sjukskrivningstal och presentera dessa som underlag för andra organisationers hälsoarbete. Syftet med vår studie är att beskriva Telge Rent AB och deras arbete med att minska medarbetarnas sjukfrånvaro och öka effektiviteten. Vi har valt att studera detta arbetsmiljö- och effektiviseringsarbete ur ett ledningsperspektiv. Vi har genomfört en fallstudie av företaget med hjälp av en kvalitativ ansats och intervjuat ledningsgruppen i Telge Rent AB. Ansatsen valdes för att få en inblick i och en förståelse för hur ledningen tänkt och handlat i förändringsarbetet. Vår analysmetod har varit Grounded Theory-inspirerad. Telge Rent AB har, enligt oss, vidtagit åtgärder som är kontrollerande, stödjande eller både kontrollerande och stödjande. Vår tolkning är att det är syftet med åtgärden som avgör huruvida denna blir stödjande eller kontrollerande. Under studiens gång har vi fått insikt i att sundare levnadsvanor med hjälp av friskvårdsaktiviteter såsom subventionerade träningskort, kostrådgivning m.m. är sätt att försöka öka medarbetarens välmående och minska sjukfrånvaron men det är oftast bara de redan inbitna entusiasterna som utnyttjar detta. De teorier vi valt för vårt problemområde fokuserar på att hälsa är mer än frånvaro av sjukdom, att det snarare är en balans mellan psykiskt och fysiskt välbefinnande. Efter att ha studerat litteratur om ämnen som hälsa, friska arbetsplatser, friskt ledarskap, sjukskrivningar, hälsofrämjande arbete, hälsopromotion, långtidsfrisk m.m. inser vi att det handlar om att bearbeta mer grundläggande faktorer för att uppnå god hälsa. Att skapa ett friskt, lönsamt och produktivt företagsklimat kräver mer än gymkort och fruktkorg. För att uppmärksamma sin egen livsstil och eventuellt ändra den bör varje medarbetare ges möjlighet att arbeta med sin självinsikt, självkänsla och självförtroende, d.v.s. hur man ser på sig själv och sina värderingar. Information och utbildning om hälsa blir sedan nästa steg för att medarbetaren ska kunna ta egna beslut kring sin hälsa. Ett lyckat organisatoriskt hälsoarbete bör komma inifrån medarbetarna själva och arbetsgivarens uppgift är att agera informationsbärare i frågan. Förhållanden som påverkar vår motivation och arbetslust är faktorer som påverkar vår hälsa. Utifrån studerade teorier har vi funnit att krav och kontroll, empowerment, uppmärksamhet och feedback, känsla av sammanhang samt förståelse för arbetets mål och helhet är verktyg i arbetet med att leda för hälsa.</p>

The purpose of this study was to investigate and expand the knowledge of how bereaved spouses in palliative care handled their grief. Attempts were also made to distinguish common patterns among the experiences that the bereaved spouses expressed.  Furthermore the study aimed to understand how the bereaved spouses handled their grief, and to understand what helped them to move on. A qualitative method was used in this essay, related to the purpose of investigating the spouses’ emotional experiences. The questions used to reach an understanding of the matter were: How did the bereaved experienced their grief? Were there important contributing factors worsening their grief or making it easier? How did the bereaved persons handle their grief, and what helped them to work things through and carry on with their lives? The result was analyzed by using Antonovsky’s theory; a feeling of coherence, Lazarus’ coping theory combined with Folkman’s revised coping theory. The results were also analyzed by the findings of continuing bonds derived from Ainsworth’s attachment theory. The seven strategic picked out respondents in this study, constituted from a development project, financed by Cancerfonden, which took place in the palliative unit of Stockholms sjukhem in 2007. The results showed that the sense of coherence had an effect on the bereaved spouses’ way to handle their grief. The respondents’ ability of awareness and mental preparation were significant. As it turned out, the time extent of the disease did not have a major effect on the bereaved spouses’ experience of their grief. Furthermore the study showed that the context was very significant, and that the bereaved spouses to a great extent used positive reappraisal.

Uppsatsen belyser vägen ur ett självskadande beteende där tre kvalitativa intervjuer har gjorts för att närma sig vändpunktsprocesserna. Även en självbiografisk bok har använts som empiriskt stöd. Syftet är att kunna urskilja hur vägen ut ur ett självskadande beteende kan se ut för olika personer. Det empiriska materialet belyses även utifrån Antonovskys teori om KASAM, Ebaugh Fuchs teori om exitprocesser samt tidigare forskning. De frågeställningar som ligger till grund för uppsatsen är följande: är det möjligt att kunna urskilja en vändpunkt (yttre och inre faktorer)? Vilken betydelse har personer i individens omgivning haft för vägen ut ur ett självskadande beteende? Hur har samhällets insatser hjälpt individen att ta sig ur sitt beteende? De slutsatser som kan konstateras är att det för samtliga intervjudeltagare samt i den självbiografiska boken går att urskilja någon form av vändpunkt. Utifrån de berättelser vi tagit del av kan vi konstatera att vändpunkter kan se väldigt olika ut. Ytterligare en slutsats är att samtliga kvinnor är eniga om att vårdinsatserna är för denna patientgrupp bristfällig eller ibland helt lyser med sin frånvaro. Det viktigaste i intervjudeltagarnas tillfrisknande är deras egen jagstyrka och motivation. Samtliga kvinnor har i dag nya hanteringsstrategier för att klara av livets motgångar och svårigheter. / This thesis highlights self-harming behavior and the journey to recovery. To approach the turning point and the following process three qualitative interviews has been done. An autobiographical book has been used as an empirical data. The purpose is to distinguish how the journey to recovery can differ between diverse people. The empirical data has been illustrated by using Antonovskys theory sence of coherence, Ebaugh Fuchs process of roll exit and current research. The issued questions grounding the thesis are: is it possible to distinguish a turning point (outer and inner factors)? How important were the people surrounding the individual to find the way out? And how did society's efforts help the individual out of its behavior? The conclusions that are determined are that with all of the interviewed and the autobiographical book, a turning point can be discerned. From the stories given to us we can determine that the turning points can differ considerably. Yet another conclusion is that all of the women agree that the care effort towards these types of patients is insufficient or even non-existent. The most important part in the recovery of the interviewed is their own strength and motivation. All of these women today have new strategies on how to handle life's adversity and difficulties.

The main purpose of this thesis was to take part of girl’s descriptions and experiences of their treatment for deliberate self-harm and to investigate whether they still experience effects of the treatment today. Our main research questions where; how do the girls describe their experiences of the treatment method, do the girls describe that they still experience any effects of the treatment, and finally how do the girls look back on their treatment today? In order to answer these questions, we carried out eight qualitative telephone interviews with girls that had undergone treatment in a specific treatment centre. We chose to analyze the material from the salutogenic theory and the concepts of SOC (sense of coherence) and with a hermeneutic approach. Our result showed that the treatment methods that where most important where dialectic behaviour therapy, horse therapy and finally environmental therapy. Several of the girls could see remaining effects of the treatment today, while other girls could not see any of these effects. A couple of the girls expressed that they should have been dead if they had not been taken care of by the treatment centre while other girls meant that the treatment did not make any difference.