The purpose of this study is to describe children’s life issues. What kind ofquestions they have aboutlife, their thoughts about life. Another purpose of this study is to see the differences in how children’s thoughts about life have changed through the years. I have used a book called Barns tankar om livetwritten by Sven G Hartman which I used to make a comparison. This study will alsodiscusswhat the policy documents for Swedish schools say about the subject “life issues” or the questions of life.The method used for this study is a qualitative researchmethod. Eight children got interviewed and the results have been represented in a dialogue together with Hartman (1986) and Hartman (2007) result. For any further research of this study it would be interesting to do a studythat shows whetherSwedish schools follow the policy documents in the case of the “life issues”. To see how much the schools discuss such things.

THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF A COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP COUNSELING PROGRAM ON THE LEARNED RESOURCEFULNESS LEVEL AND AUTOMATIC THOUGHT PATTERNS OF FIFTH GRADE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE STUDY CONSISTS OF TWO PHASES. IN THE FIRST PHASE, CHILDREN&#039 / S VERSION OF SELF-CONTROL (C-SCS) AND COGNITIVE TRIAD INVENTROY FOR CHILDREN (CTI-C) WERE GIVEN TO 232 FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS IN TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN ANKARA. THE DIFFERENCES AMONG THE AUTOMATIC THOUGHT PATTERNS (CTI-C) OF THE STUDENTS BY GENDER AND LEARNED RESOURCEFULNESS (C-SCS) WERE EXPLORED USING A 2 (GENDER) X 2 (HIGH-LOW LEARNED RESOURCEFULNESS) FACTORIAL MANOVA. RESULTS SHOWED THAT STUDENTS WHO WERE HIGHLY RESOURCEFUL SCORED SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER IN TOTAL, NEGATIVE VIEW OF SELF, FUTURE AND WORLD AND POSITIVE ViEW OF SELF, FUTURE AND WORLD. AN EXPEROMENTAL DESIGN WITH ONE TRAINING AND TWO CONTROL GROUPS (PLACEBO-ATTENTION AND NO-TREATMENT) AND THREE MEASUREMENTS (PRE, POST AND FOLLOW-UP) WERE USED IN THE SECOND PHASE OF THE STUDY. 45 STUDENTS (27 MALES, 18 FEMALES) WHO HAD LOW LEARNED RESOURCEFULNESS AND NEGATIVE AUTOMATIC THOUGHT PATTERNS WERE RANDOMLY ASSIGNED TO ONE TRAINING AND TWO CONTROL GROUPS. &#039 / COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP COUNSELING PROGRAM&#039 / WAS IMPLEMENTED TO THE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL TRAINING STUDENTS&#039 / OVER A PERIOD OF 15 SESSIONS. THE SESSIONS WERE HELD ONCE A WEEK AND LASTED IN 90 MINUTES. STUDENTS IN THE PLACEBO-ATTENTION CONTROL GROUP PLAYED NON-THERAPEUTIC GAMES LiKE LOTTO, GAME OF NAME-CITY-ANIMAL-PLANT, HANGING A MAN, SILENT MOVIE AND SOLVED SOME PUZZLES. THE NO-TREATMENT CONTROL GROUP SUBJETCS DID NOT RECEIVE ANY TRAINING. REPEATED MEASURES ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE WAS USED TO ANALYZE THE DATA COLLECTED IN THE EXPERIMENTAL PHASE OF THIS STUDY. CONTRARY TO THE EXPECTATIONS, THE RESULTS INDICATED THAT &#039 / COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL GROUP COUNSELING PROGRAM&#039 / DID NOT IMPROVE LEARNED RESOURCEFULNESS LEVELS AND INCREASE POSITIVE AUTOMATIC THOUGHT PATTERNS OF STUDENTS.

Η συμβουλευτική και ανάπτυξη της σταδιοδρομίας παρουσιάζει έντονο ερευνητικό ενδιαφέρον, το οποίο εστιάζεται στην μελέτη των παραγόντων που παρεμποδίζουν την επιτυχή λήψη απόφασης. Λαμβάνοντας υπόψη την σύνθετη αλληλλεπίδραση μεταξύ σκέψεων, συναισθημάτων, αποφάσεων και δράσης, στην παρούσα μελέτη διερευνήσαμε την σχέση των δυσλειτουργικών σκέψεων σταδιοδρομίας και των δυσθυμικών συναισθημάτων με την επαγγελματική αναποφασιστικότητα. Η μετανεωτερικότητα και ο κονστρουκτιβισμός μάς έδωσαν το πρόδηλο πλεονέκτημα να αξιοποιήσουμε ποιοτικές μεθοδολογικές προσεγγίσεις, προκειμένου να διερευνήσουμε τις εμφανείς και κυρίως τις λανθάνουσες εσωτερικές διεργασίες, νοητικές και συναισθηματικές, οι οποίες αλληλλεπιδρούν και επενεργούν στην διαδικασία λήψης αποφάσεων για την σταδιοδρομία. Ως μέθοδο έρευνας προκρίναμε την μελέτη περίπτωσης ενός μεμονωμένου προσώπου, προϊουσών των συμβουλευτικών παρεμβάσεων. Η τριγωνοποίηση περισσότερων μεθοδολογικών εργαλείων αποτέλεσε έναν ισχυρό τρόπο εφαρμογής της ταυτόχρονης εγκυρότητας. Το μοναδικό παράδειγμα ενός πραγματικού προσώπου, ως επίκεντρο της ερευνητικής στρατηγικής, μας έδωσε την δυνατότητα να διερευνήσουμε και να κατανοήσουμε σε βάθος τις δυσλειτουργικές σκέψεις και τα δυσθυμικά συναισθήματα, τα οποία οδηγούν σε αναποφασιστικότητα σχετικά με την ανάπτυξη σταδιοδρομίας. Το ερευνητικό υποκείμενο, στην αρχή της ενηλικιότητας, ενώ είχε φτάσει με επιτυχία σε λήψη απόφασης, δεν ακολούθησε την προεπιλεγμένη σταδιοδρομία. Η μελέτη κατέδειξε την παρουσία δυσλειτουργικών σκέψεων και δυσθυμικών συναισθημάτων, τα οποία δεν σχετίζονταν με την έλλειψη πληροφόρησης ή την απουσία δομής και εμπιστοσύνης αλλά με προσωπικές συγκρούσεις, στην προσπάθεια συμβιβασμού και ταυτόχρονης ικανοποίησης των προσωπικών προτιμήσεων και των δυσλειτουργικών πεποιθήσεων για την επιλογή σταδιοδρομίας. Η παρούσα μελέτη παρουσιάζει ιδιαίτερο ενδιαφέρον, καταδεικνύοντας ότι τα γεγονότα ζωής και οι τραυματικές εμπειρίες επηρεάζουν σε σημαντικό βαθμό την επαγγελματική αναποφασιστικότητα, επιδρώντας τόσο σε γνωστικό όσο και σε συναισθηματικό επίπεδο. Επιπρόσθετα, η συγκαιρινή οικονομιοκοινωνική πραγματικότητα ενισχύει τις δυσλειτουργικές σκέψεις, οι οποίες αφορούν στον εαυτό, στον εξωτερικό κόσμο και στο μέλλον. Τα δυσθυμικά συναισθήματα, όπως θλίψη, απαισιοδοξία, θυμός, άγχος, αίσθημα αποτυχίας, απώλεια ικανοποίησης και απουσία νοήματος, αποβαίνουν δυσλειτουργικά, όταν παρεμβαίνουν στην ικανότητα του ατόμου να επιλύει προβλήματα, να προβαίνει σε λήψη αποφάσεων και να δρα αποτελεσματικά. Η διερεύνηση των γνωστικών και συναισθηματικών παραγόντων σχετικά με την επαγγελματική αναποφασιστικότητα των νέων, αποσκοπεί στον εμπλουτισμό των θεωριών συμβουλευτικής και στην βελτίωση των παρεχόμενων συμβουλευτικών παρεμβάσων. Ωστόσο, απαιτείται περαιτέρω θεωρητικά στηριγμένη έρευνα για την πλήρη κατανόηση της επαγγελματικής αναποφασιστικότητας. / Career counselling and development is of considerable interest in terms of research, which focuses on the study of the factors which hinder successful decision-making. Taking into consideration the complex interaction between thoughts, feelings, decisions and action, in the present study we investigated the relationship between dysfunctional career thoughts and negative feelings and career indecision. Postmodernism and Constructivism have given us the clear advantage of being able to make use of qualitative methodological approaches in our study in order to investigate the visible but mainly the latent internal processes, both mental and emotional, which interact and affect the procedure of career decision-making. As a method of research we selected the case study of an isolated individual, during the course of counselling activities. The triangulation of a number of methodological tools constituted a powerful means of implementing simultaneous validity. The only example of a real person as the focus of a research strategy enabled us to explore and comprehend in depth the dysfunctional thoughts and negative feelings which lead to indecision in relation to career development. The subject of the research, at the outset of adulthood, while having successfully reached a career decision, did not follow the chosen career. The study clearly demonstrated the presence of dysfunctional thoughts and negative feelings, which were not related to a lack of information or a lack of structure or confidence, but to personal conflicts, in an attempt to reconcile and simultaneously satisfy personal preferences and dysfunctional beliefs concerning the choice of career. The present study is of particular interest, since it clearly demonstrates that the events of life and traumatic experiences influence career indecision to a great extent, with consequences both on cognitive and emotional levels. In addition, the contemporary socio-economic reality intensifies dysfunctional thoughts which concern the self, the internal world and the future. Negative feelings, such as sadness, pessimism, anger, stress, a sense of failure, lack of satisfaction and lack of meaning, prove to be dysfunctional when they interfere with the individual’s ability to resolve problems to take a decision and to act effectively. The investigation of cognitive and emotional factors in relation to career indecision among young people aims to enrich counselling theory and improve the counselling which is offered. Nevertheless, further theoretically supported research is required so as to achieve a full understanding of career indecision.

Submitted by Noeme Timbo (noeme.timbo@metodista.br) on 2017-10-09T17:53:48Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Caio Augusto.pdf: 1018674 bytes, checksum: 6ef8484b1ee3b63747eb4c0d184c87eb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-10-09T17:53:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Caio Augusto.pdf: 1018674 bytes, checksum: 6ef8484b1ee3b63747eb4c0d184c87eb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-14 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The Pastoral Catholic School (Pastoral Escolar Católica) works with kids from kindergarten to high school. The purpose of this institution is to approach the young community starting from bases offered by theory of complexity. The main goal of this research are investigate the scenario experienced by the Pastoral School from its actions with young teenagers during high school, analyze the contributions that the themes about the theory of complexity offers to the Pastoral Catholic School to work with young teenagers in high school, and identify the relationship between the needs of the young teenagers and the Pastoral Catholic School actions. There are specific questions that we expect to answer by the end of this research like what is the scenario experienced by the Pastoral Catholic School working with young teenagers in high school? What are the contributions of the theory of complexity to the work of the Pastoral Catholic School with young teenagers in high school? Which relationship can be established between the needs of the young teenagers and the actions taken by the Pastoral Catholic School? Since the story and the social environment that the institution and the people involved interfere directly in the actions practiced by the Pastoral Catholic School, this research was developed in a methodological process in which were conducted interviews with the young teenagers in an exploratory way. / A Pastoral Escolar Católica atua com crianças e jovens desde a educação infantil até o término do Ensino Médio. A proposta aqui levantada foi uma aproximação com o público jovem a partir de bases oferecidas pela teoria da complexidade. Os objetivos da pesquisa são: investigar o cenário vivenciado pela Pastoral Escolar a partir das suas ações com jovens no período do Ensino Médio; analisar as contribuições dos temas da teoria da complexidade para as ações da Pastoral Escolar com jovens no Ensino Médio; identificar a relação entre as necessidades dos/das jovens com as ações da Pastoral Escolar. Entende-se que há questões específicas as quais espera-se responder durante a pesquisa; são elas: qual o cenário vivenciado pela Pastoral Escolar na sua atuação com jovens no Ensino Médio? Quais contribuições os temas da teoria da complexidade oferecem para as ações da Pastoral Escolar com jovens no Ensino Médio? Qual relação pode ser estabelecida entre as necessidades dos/das jovens e as ações específicas da Pastoral Escolar acerca dessas questões? A pesquisa foi desenvolvida a partir de um processo metodológico no qual foram conduzidas entrevistas semiestruturadas com os/as jovens e assumiu um caráter exploratório, uma vez que a história e o contexto social no qual a instituição e as pessoas envolvidas interferem de forma direta nas ações praticadas pela Pastoral.

Becoming a mother is a transition that leads the woman from a known to an unknown existence, both social and professional support can facilitate this revolutionary event. In order to offer a good support, more knowledge about women's thoughts on the birth of their first child is needed. Aim:To describe pregnant women's thoughts before the birth of their first child. Method: Qualitative content analysis with inductive approach. Qualitative questionnaires were answered by 18 informants. Findings: Four main categoriesreveal; thoughts about their own ability and experience, thoughts about the childbirth environment, thoughts about the partnerand thoughts about the unborn child. The theme that reveals is that pregnant women's thoughts about the birth of their first child commute between trust and doubt.Conclusion: Women have confidence in their own ability but at the same time concern about the unknown. Thoughts that the delivery may affect the experience, therefore it is important that the midwife helps the woman to handle her thoughts so that she gains realistic expectations. Women have ambivalent thoughts about the support she will be offered. Professional and social support is important for achieving a positive childbirth experience and therefore continuous support should be offered during childbirth. / Att vänta barn och att bli mamma är en transition som leder kvinnan från en känd till en okänd tillvaro och både socialt och professionellt stöd kan underlätta vid denna omvälvande händelse. För att bättre kunna erbjuda kvinnorna ett gott stöd behövs mer kunskap om kvinnornas tankar inför deras första barns födelse, då detta område är relativt outforskat. Syfte: Att belysa gravida kvinnors tankar inför sitt första barns födelse. Metod: Kvalitativ innehållsanalys med induktiv ansats.Kvalitativa frågeformulär besvarades av 18 informanter. Resultat: Det framkommer fyra huvudkategorier; tankar om den egna förmågan och upplevelsen, tankar om förlossningsmiljön, tankar kring partnern och tankar om det ofödda barnet.Temat som genomsyrar resultatet är att gravida kvinnors tankar kring sitt första barns födelse pendlar mellan tillit och tvivel.Konklusion: Kvinnorna har tilltro till den egna förmågan men samtidigt en oro inför det okända.Tankar inför förlossningen kan påverka upplevelsen, därför är det viktigt att barnmorskan hjälper kvinnan att hantera sina tankar så att hon får realistiska förväntningar. Kvinnorna har ambivalenta tankar om det stöd hon kommer att erbjudas. Professionellt och socialt stöd är viktigt för att uppnå en positiv förlossningsupplevelse och därför bör kontinuerligt stöd erbjudas till alla födande kvinnor.

Abstract The work will give the picture of what four- and five-year-olds know about the water cycle in nature and in the society. Is there any difference depending on whether a boy or a girl is answering? The work will as well try to describe a picture of how a pre-school could plan their work on a sustainable society, science, and increased gender equality. To answer these questions the information has been received from interviews with children and by studying pre-school’s local plan.     Earlier research on the area of water shows that it is important before working with a new topic to find out what knowledge the children already have, so that the process could be as worthwhile as possible. The proceeding work should be based on children’s previous knowledge of the topic.    The research has been done on twelve four- and five-year-old children with the help of individual interviews. The result of the research shows that the children have some knowledge of the words which are important for understanding of the water cycle in nature, but they are not capable of talking about the entirety, as the complete cycle. The water cycle in the society is even more difficult for the children to describe, although there were some children who could explain the function of the water tower. The children do not even show the understanding or knowledge of the words which are included into the concept. The local plan gives a good picture of how the work could be planned in an appropriate way to increase the environmental awareness and equality.    To sum up, this work will show a picture of what children know nowadays about the water cycle. Different answers can be received depending on the location of the pre-school. Identical background can lead to similar answers. If pre-schools have an opportunity to go to the forest often, the children then have the experience from there as well and answer more similar than if the opportunity doesn’t exist. The teacher shall help the children to explore there environment in as simple and interesting way. A well-planned local plan helps the pre-school become as good as possible. The children feel participating if they get attention and praise.  Key-words: The water cycle, Children's thoughts, Gender, Local plan. / Sammanfattning Arbetet ger en bild av vad fyra och femåringar kan om vattnets kretslopp i naturen och i samhället. Är det någon skillnad i svar om det är en pojke eller en flicka som svarat? Det försöker även ge en bild av hur en förskola kan planera för ett hållbart samhälle, naturvetenskap, och ökad jämställdhet. Information för att få svar på dessa frågor har hämtats från barnintervjuer och studie av förskolans lokala verksamhetsplan.                                                                                         Tidigare forskning inom området vatten visar på att det är viktigt att man tar reda på vad barnen har för förkunskaper när ett nytt område startas för att det ska bli så bra som möjligt. Barnens förkunskaper ska vara en grund för det fortsatta arbetet.    Studien har genomförts på tolv stycken barn i fyra- fem års åldern i enskilda intervjuer. Resultaten av undersökningen visar på att barnen har kunskap kring en del ord som är viktiga för att förstå vattnets kretslopp i naturen men de kan inte sätta ihop detta till en helhet, ett slutet kretslopp. Vattnets kretslopp i samhället är än svårare för barnen att kunna förklara även om det fanns barn som kunde redogöra för vattentornets funktion. Barnen har sämre förståelse och kunskap om vilka ord som berör vattnets kretslopp. Verksamhetsplanen ger en god bild av hur man kan planera sin verksamhet på ett bra sätt för ökad miljömedvetenhet och jämställdhet.¨   Sammanfattningsvis ska detta arbete försöka spegla vad barn kan idag om vattnets kretslopp. Svaren kan skilja sig åt beroende på var någonstans förskolan är placerad. Lika förutsättningar kan leda till liknande svar. Om förskolor har möjlighet att gå till skogen ofta har barnen en erfarenhet därifrån och svarar då mer lika än om möjligheten inte finns. Pedagogen ska hjälpa barnen att kunna utforska sin omgivning på ett enkelt och roligt sätt. En bra och genomtänkt verksamhetsplan hjälper arbetet på förskolan att bli så bra som möjligt. Barnen känner sig delaktiga om de får uppmärksamhet och beröm. Nyckelord: Vattnets kretslopp, Barns tankar, Genus, Verksamhetsplan.

The following study aims to analyze the literary work Histórias de Alexandre, written by Graciliano Ramos, by demonstrating that behind the fantasious universe that emerges from Alexandre’s narrative stories, being Alexandre a character-narrator, we measure the speech that concludes the entire novelist’s composition, in other words, through the dissimulation of a less mild reality, affected by a fabulous speech, we have contact with the miserable reality lived by the northeastern population which marks the novelist’s writing, whose ultimate goal is a search for narrative fidelity. The comic content present in the narrative is remarkable, being the hilarity an unusual trait in the compositions of the alagoano, we will seek to understand what finality it provides in the general understanding of the composition. In the composition, initially published at 1944, we met the character Alexandre, the former representative of the northeastern agrarian oligarchy who saw his riches collapse before the capitalist economic system. Due to his new socio economic condition, he creates a compensative reality to him and his companions. Should be noted, in this approach, the figure of a storyteller as a form of cultural preservation, mainly if we think that, according to Walter Benjamin’s lesson, “we are becoming increasingly poorer at communicable experience” (1987, p. 198). / O presente trabalho tem por objetivo analisar a obra Histórias de Alexandre, escrita por Graciliano Ramos, demonstrando que por trás do universo fantasioso que emerge das estórias narradas por Alexandre, narrador-personagem, mensuramos o discurso que perfaz toda a obra do romancista, ou seja, por meio de dissimulação de uma realidade mais amena, atingida pelo discurso fabuloso, temos contato com a realidade de miséria que vive a população nordestina e que marca a escrita do romancista, cuja máxima é uma busca por fidelidade narrativa. Digno de nota é o tom cômico presente nas narrativas, sendo a comicidade um traço pouco comum nas obras do alagoano, buscaremos compreender a que finalidade se presta na compreensão geral da obra. Na obra, publicada inicialmente em 1944, conhecemos o personagem Alexandre, antigo representante da oligarquia agrária do Nordeste, que viu suas riquezas sucumbirem diante do sistema econômico capitalista. Diante de sua nova condição socioeconômica, cria uma realidade compensadora para ele e para o reduzido grupo de companheiros. Ganha destaque, nesta abordagem, a figura do contador de casos, como forma de preservação da cultura, principalmente se pensarmos que, conforme lição de Walter Benjanim, estamos cada vez “mais pobres de experiência comunicável” (1987, p. 198). / São Cristóvão, SE

Esta dissertação compreende o percurso no desenvolvimento de dois objetos cerâmicos. São exploradas características e possibilidades de criação com o material utilizado - porcelana -, tendo como motivo fragmentos selecionados da obra de Clarice Lispector. A dissertação é composta por descrições e reflexões sobre o processo criativo dos dois objetos e a materialidade da porcelana, esclarecendo as escolhas feitas durante o percurso. Paralelamente, apresenta e detalha os materiais e as técnicas empregadas na produção dos objetos, contribuindo com informações importantes para o meio ceramista. Mostrado como o recorte de um conjunto que inclui o conhecimento de outros materiais e técnicas cerâmicas, a dissertação ressalta a importância da pesquisa técnica e do desenvolvimento prático como motores de um ciclo para o crescimento poético. / This dissertation consists of the paths chosen for the development of two ceramic objects. The features and possibilities of creation with the material - porcelain - are explored, having as motif fragments selected from Clarice Lispector\'s work. The dissertation contains descriptions and thoughts about the creative process of the two objects and porcelain, justifying the choices made. At the same time, it presents in details the materials and technical processes used for making the objects, contributing with important information for ceramists. Chosen as part of a whole wich includes knowledge about other ceramic materials and techniques, the dissertation emphasizes the importance of technical research and practice as engine of a circle for poetic development.

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Bakgrunden till denna studie bygger på ett tidigare projekt som genomfördes 2011, då en installation bestående av två interaktiva träd uppfördes på Barn- och ungdomssjukhuset (BUS) i Lund. Träden blev ett verktyg, en lösning, för att synliggöra och visualisera personliga berättelser mellan människor och används idag frekvent av anhöriga och besökare. Denna studie ämnade undersöka hur anhörigas och besökares behov av att kommunicera och visualisera sina tankar och berättelser kan tillfredsställas på bästa sätt, både analogt och digitalt.Tidigare forskning om visuella verktygslådor, kommunikation och interaktion online, attityder kring datateknologier och självutlämnande berättelser samt om informationsutbyte och anonymitet valdes ut. Tre huvudsakliga för studien intressanta teoriområden studerades; användarupplevelse, kognitiv absorbering och visualisering. De metoder som användes för datainsamlingen inom studien var förberedande fokuspunkter, fältanteckningar, iakttagelse av rörelser i miljön, samt två steg av kontextuella undersökningar, varav det första steget kompletterades med en egenutformad visuell kortmetod. Stor etisk hänsyn har tagits genom hela studien för att respektera den svåra situation som många av de anhöriga och besökare som befinner sig på BUS i Lund.Resultatet bekräftar att det finns ett starkt behov av att dela med sig och ta del av andras tankar och berättelser på BUS i Lund, men även att behoven skiljer sig mycket och kräver olika lösningar. Somliga respondenter vill ha en lösning där man kan söka upp, skapa kontakt och upprätta relationer med människor i liknande situation och som är nåbar överallt ifrån. Majoriteten av respondenterna vittnar även om ett stort behov av en platsbaserad lösning, vilken ses som en viktig aktivitet och upplevelse, där visualisering av ord och bild blir till en interaktiv utställning där anhöriga, besökare, men även patienter, kan delta. / This study is based on a previous project, carried out in 2011, when two interactive trees were put up at the Children’s hospital (BUS) in Lund. The trees became a solution for people to visualize their personal stories, and they are still used frequently today by relatives and visitors. This study intended to examine how to best support the needs of relatives and visitors for sharing and visualizing their thoughts and stories, for both analog and digital solutions.Previous research was studied, about visual tool boxes, communication and interaction online, attitudes towards computer technologies and self-revealing stories, as well as about information exchange, and anonymity. Three main research theory areas were reviewed; user experience, cognitive absorption and visualization. The methods used for data collection were exploratory focus points, field notes, and observation of the movements in the environment, as well as two stages of contextual studies, of which the first was complemented by a self-designed visual card method. Considerable ethical consideration was observed throughout the study, as a mark of respect for the difficult situation that many of the relatives and visitors find themselves in.The results confirm that there is a great need to share and learn from others' thoughts and stories at BUS in Lund, but also that needs vary greatly and require different solutions. Some respondents want a solution where you can look up, create contact and establish relationships with people in similar situations. They want a solution that is reachable from everywhere. The majority of respondents also indicate a need for a solution with a physical location, which is seen as an important activity and experience, where the visualization of words and images becomes an interactive exhibition in which relatives and visitors, but also patients can participate.