The diploma thesis deals with adolescent boys. The aim is to extend knowledge about boys in the context of our society and time. Specifically to find out how boys experience their adolescence and changes relating to it. The emphasis is on psychosocial changes and identity issues in adolescence. The thesis also focuses on how and with whom they talk about these changes. The theoretical part of the thesis summarizes the basic knowledge about adolescence that respects the bio-psycho-social model of personality. The next chapter is devoted to identity and influential theories related to it. The last chapter discusses current issues related to boy's adolescence, the risk behavior associated with substance use, and new technologies and their impact on the life of adolescents. Empirical part introduces methodology of research, which is based on a qualitative analysis of semi-structured interview and Unfinished sentences with boys aged of 14-16. Processing the interviews and sentences was done using the grounded theory method. Research data is then analyzed and interpreted. Boys understand their adolescence as a flow. At first glance they do not accept the changes, but internally they deal with them intensivelly. Changes are reflected in six core fields - personal identity, peer group, relationship to...

Fetma är ett av de allvarligaste hälsoproblemen i världen. Övervikt i såväl ungdomen och vuxenlivet är associerad med en ökad dödlighet. Bestående viktminskning minskar risken att dö i förtid. Gastric Bypass är en kirurgi som hjälper personer med fetma till viktminskning och ger ett minskat näringsupptag. Syftet var att belysa personers psykosociala och kroppsliga upplevelser efter en gastric bypass operation. Arbetet är utformat som en litteraturstudie och baseras på tio kritiskt granskade kvalitativa och kvantitativa artiklar, efter genomläsning och analys tydliggjordes fyra kategorier. I resultatet identifierades fyra huvudteman efter genomgången gastric bypass kirurgi. Det som beskrivs är: känslomässiga förändringar, kontroll över födointag, livskvalité vid kroppsförändringar samt upplevelser i olika relationer. Slutsatsen visar att den upplevda livskvalitén förbättrades eller var god även om undantag sågs. / Obesity is one of the most serious health problems in the world. Obesity in both adolescence and adulthood is associated with increased mortality. Permanent weight loss reduces the risk of dying prematurely. Gastric bypass is a surgery that helps obese people to lose weight and provides a reduced nutrient intake. The aim was to highlight people's psychosocial and physical sensations after gastric bypass surgery. The work is designed as a literature review and based on ten critically examined qualitative and quantitative articles. Analysis of the literature identified four major themes resulting from the completion of gastric bypass surgery. These can be described as: emotional changes, control of food intake, quality of life resulting from body changes and experiences in different relationships. The conclusion shows that the perceived quality of life was improved or was good, although there were exceptions.