Search for dissertations about: "self help"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 488 swedish dissertations containing the words self help.

  2. 1. Fibromyalgia and self-regulatory patterns : development, maintenance or recovery in women

    Author : Kerstin Wentz; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Fibromyalgia; Psychometric instruments; Dissociation; Repression; Self-loading; Self-regulation; Recovery; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Fibromyalgi - psykologiska aspekter; Fibromyalgia; Self Concept; pain; self-loading; self-regulation; interviews;

    Abstract : Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate psychological processes and development, maintenance or recovery related to fibromyalgia based on in depth interviews. In a next step women with fibromyalgia, women without long-lasting pain and women with long-lasting pain were compared using psychometric instruments selected or developed based on qualitative results. READ MORE

  4. 2. Self-help via the Internet : A new approach to psychological treatment

    Author : Lars Ström; Gerhard Andersson; Jeff Richards; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Psychotherapy; Internet; treatment; sleep disorder; insomnia; stress management; stress; headache; drop-out; self-help; minimal therapist contact; Psykoterapi; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Abstract : During the last 30 years, studies have shown self-help to be effective in a number of areas, and to produce equal or close to equal results compared to face-to-face therapy. The Internet can reach a large number of people at a low cost and add the possibility of two-way communication to self-help, thereby offering cost-effective psychological treatments. READ MORE

  5. 3. TQM-based self-assessment in educational organizations : help or hindrance?

    Author : Magnus Svensson; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Kvalitetsteknik; Quality Technology and Management;

    Abstract : This thesis comprises research of TQM-based self-assessment at organizational level within Swedish educational organizations. Here TQM (Total Quality Management) refers to a management system consisting of core values, methodologies and tools that support each other. READ MORE

  6. 4. Self-Service Recovery

    Author : Niklas Johansson; Anders G. Nilsson; Bo Edvardsson; Sten Carlsson; Jan Lindvall; Karlstads universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Service recovery; self-service technology; self-service recovery; IT-enabler; value creation; Informatics; Informatik; Information Systems; Informatik;

    Abstract : Service recovery is about problems. What happens when customers experience problems? Well, sometimes customers complain to the one responsible for the service. Sometimes customers do not complain but instead tell somebody else about the problem, possibly leading to a bad reputation for the one responsible for the service. READ MORE

  7. 5. Robots that help each other : self-configuration of eistributed robot systems

    Author : Robert Lundh; Alessandro Saffiotti; Lars Karlsson; Lynne Parker; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; cooperative robotics; distributed robot systems; self-configuration; task planning; Computer science; Datavetenskap; Computer and Systems Science; Data- och systemvetenskap;

    Abstract : Imagine the following situation. You give your favorite robot, named Pippi, the task to fetch a heavy parcel that just arrived at your front door. While pushing the parcel back to you, she must travel through a door. Unfortunately, the parcel she is pushing is blocking her camera, giving her a hard time to see the door. READ MORE