Sökning: "life threat"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 167 avhandlingar innehållade orden life threat.

  1. 1. ”I don’t believe the meaning of life is all that profound” : A study of Icelandic teenagers’ life interpretation and values

    Författare :Gunnar J. Gunnarsson; Sven Hartman; Geir Skeie; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; life interpretation; life philosophy; existential questions; values; teenagers; homogeneity; plurality; security; insecurity; religious education.; Education; Pedagogik; pedagogik; Education;

    Sammanfattning : What do teenagers recount about themselves and their interpretation of life and values, and what characterises individual teenagers’ perceptions and statements? What is the relation between teenagers’ life interpretation and values and social circumstances? What challenges to school religious education do the teenagers’ perceptions and statements represent? These questions are central to the study Icelandic Teenagers’ Life Interpretation and Values.The purpose of the study was to investigate some central elements in teenagers’ life interpretation so as to discuss the results in terms of social circumstances in Iceland and of school religious education. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Hope and life-struggle : patients' experiences with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

    Författare :Karin Olsson; Åsa Hörnsten; Ulf Näslund; Jan Mårtensson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Aortic stenosis; transcatheter aortic valve implantation; experiences; coping; decision-making; health-related quality of life; symptoms; function; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to explore experiences and self-reported outcomes from Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation, TAVI, among people with severe aortic stenosis. The thesis includes four studies. Study I-II are based on interviews performed the day before TAVI and Qualitative Concept Analysis was used for analysis. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Innate and Conditioned Fear : Investigating Responses to Threat using Psychophysiology, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging, and Twin Methodology

    Författare :Jörgen Rosén; Fredrik Åhs; Miguel Fullana; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Emotion; Imminent threat; Social threat; Twins; Face; Personal space; fMRI; Virtual reality; Amygdala.; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : Evolution has shaped systems in the human brain to respond to danger. Some of these systems are innate or hard-wired, while others are learned throughout the entire life span. One commonly studied type of learned threat, conditioned fear, is acquired from experiencing aversive consequences. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Life in Immigration Detention Centers : An exploration of health of immigrant detainees in Sweden and three other EU member states

    Författare :Soorej Jose Puthoopparambil; Magdalena Bjerneld; Beth Maina Ahlberg; Sofie Bäärnhielm; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Immigration detention; irregular migrants; asylum-seeker; detention staff; Quality of Life; migration and health; health promotion; European Union; Common European Asylum System; Sweden; Belgium; the Netherlands; Luxembourg; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

    Sammanfattning : Governments around the world use immigration detention to detain and deport irregular immigrants, which negatively affects their health. The aim of this thesis was to explore, describe and identify factors that could mitigate the effect of immigration detention on the health of detainees. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Preferences Under Pressure : Conflict, Threat Cues and Willingness to Compromise

    Författare :Eric Skoog; Magnus Öberg; Hanne Fjelde; Thomas Zeitzoff; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Evolutionary psychology; Conflict; Threat perception; Social preferences; Peace and Conflict Research; Freds- och konfliktforskning;

    Sammanfattning : Understanding how preferences are formed is a key question in the social sciences. The ability of agents to interact with each other is a prerequisite for well-functioning societies. LÄS MER