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Earlier studies have shown that when assessing explanations of psychological phenomena, there is a bias for explanations including references to neuroscience, even when these references contain logically irrelevant information (Fernandez-Duque, Evans, Christian & Hodges, 2015; M inahan & Siedlecki, 2016; Weisberg, Keil, Goodstein, Rawson and Gray, 2008; Weisberg, Taylor & Hopkins, 2015

“You start to wonder: should I stay or go aswell?” The purpose of this study was to examine child assistance social-workers views on work-satisfaction, and to find out what they thought mattered for accomplishing work-satisfaction. Our research questions were “How do child assistance social-workers view their work situation and their work-satisfaction?” and “What factors do child protection socia

Bacteria in drinking water distribution systems have aroused considerable attention due to the potential public health risks. Drinking water presents a low-nutrient environment in which various bacterial populations proliferate. Water treatment plants are designed and operated to produce safe drinking water and to protect the drinking water from microbial contamination. To ensure the safety of the

Studiens syfte var att undersöka psykologers attityder till, erfarenheter och hantering av sexuell attraktion till klienter. Detta undersöktes genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med fem psykologer samt en internetbaserad enkät med 293 deltagare. Enkätstudiens resultat visade att majoriteten av deltagarna upplevt sexuell attraktion till åtminstonde en klient och vanligast var det bland deltagare soThe aim of this study was to examine psychologists' experiences of, attitudes towards and handling of sexual attraction towards clients. This was explored by semi-structured interviews with five psychologists and an online survey with 293 participants. According to the results of the survey, the majority had experienced sexual attraction to at least one client and it was most common among part

The aim of the study is to understand how social workers perceive causes and consequences of men who have been subjects of honor violence. Furthermore, the study aims to outline the inputs that the clients receive from the social services. The investigation was a series of semi structured interviews with social workers currently operating in the field of domestic violence. The output of the interv

Evidence in practice The aim of this study was to discover what professionals within alcohol- and drug abuse care think about alternative treating methods in comparison to evidence based care. Also, the aim was to discover if the professionals think differently about this matter depending of their professional role within the organization. To discover this, the study was based on four qualitative

In Sweden the most common reason for sick leave is stress and fatigue. Due to mental illness the number of sick leaves increase. The aim of this qualitative study was to gain an understanding of how horticultural therapy/naturalized rehabilitation as a rehabilitation method can achieve a broader sense of coherence for individuals who suffer from mental illness. In the data collection, semi-structu

Studien syftar till att undersöka sambandet mellan finansiell prestation, mätt som Tobins Q, och andelen kvinnor i styrelsen i svenska börsnoterade bolag. Studien använder sig av en kvantitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats. Författarna har gjort en multipel regressionsanalys och regressionstester i Eviews som baseras på insamlad paneldata. Urvalet består av 158 bolag som samtliga har varit noteradThe study examines the relationship between financial performance, measured as Tobin’s Q, with the proportion of women in the boardroom in Swedish listed companies. The study uses a quantitative method with a deductive approach. The authors have made a multiple regression analysis and regression tests in Eviews based on collected panel data. The sample consists of 158 companies, all of which have

Bakgrund: Livmoderhalscancer är en vanlig sjukdom och att drabbas är en individuell upplevelse. Sjukvårdspersonalen har en viktig roll i att hjälpa kvinnorna att hantera upplevelsen. Syfte: Att belysa kvinnors upplevelser av livmoderhalscancer. Metod: Litteraturstudie där 10 artiklar inkluderats. Resultat: Tre huvudkategorier: Fysiska, psykiska och sociala upplevelser samt åtta underkategorier: kr

The aim of this study is to examine media’s portrayal, in form of different newspaper articles, of mental illness among adolescents and its connection to social media. In order to fulfill the purpose of the study, a qualitative text analysis is being used. The results of the media review are divided into three main categories; Problem picture, positive aspects and actions as these are mentioned to

The following study compares Carlos Fuentes’ “Chac Mool” (1954) with Elena Poniatowska’s “Coatlicue” (2003). Both literary works are short stories that belong to a literary genre known as the Fantastic, which is, in turn, a genre in which a reader will be met with a credible setting, not too different from their own, but in which various supernatural elements manifest themselves and disturb the st

The aim of this study has been to identify discourses in the publication “God vård av vuxna med könsdysfori – ett nationellt kunskapsstöd” by Socialstyrelsen. Socialstyrelsen is a government agency with the duty to ensure good and equal social services and health and medical services. The document states recommendations for health care providers in Sweden who primarily treat patients with gender d

In this paper we wanted to find out how sexual abuse and sexual harassment against children was described by women exposed as children and how it was talked about in documentary films about sexually exposed children. We have interviewed four women who have been exposed to sexual abuse as children and we have also seen four documentary films about women with similar experiences as the women we inte

The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the arguments that a number of professionals in equine-assisted therapy had for having the horse as part of the treatment of people with mental and physical disabilities. The analysis was based on two theories: Antonovsky's theory of salutogenesis, including the concept of sense of coherence, and Bowlbys attachment theory. The study was based o

Reikihealing med sitt ursprung från Japan och holistiska synsätt erbjuder andra förklaringsmodeller och svar på frågor än den traditionella biomedicinen. Det innefattar även att gå till botten med varför olika symtom uppstår. Min studie undersöker upplevelsen av att känna sig botad till skillnad från biomedicinens botande av sjukdom eller kroppslig åkomma, med hjälp av begrepp som illness och dise

This thesis explores the relationship between certain concepts of learning and some parts of the Swedish language program for immigrants (SFI). The aim of the study is to relate theories of learning to current pedagogical SFI-research, teachers’ perception of learning theories and, to investigate which learning theories teachers consider to be the most useful in their everyday tutoring. I used a

Intimate partner violence is the most common type of violence against women, and is a problem for women of all ages, backgrounds, social classes, religions and preconditions. This study analyses the language and discourses used in a selection of Swedish educational material and guides for social workers regarding intimate partner violence against women in substance abuse or addiction. Through a cr

The aim of this qualitative study was to examine the perceived discretion among middle managers in municipal elderly care. The method used was four semistructured interviews with four middle managers. To analyze the results, the situational leadership theory and Bolman and Deal´s structural and human resource theory is used. The questions answered were what middle manager´s position means, how dis