Essays on Memories

False memory amounts to fabricated or distorted recollection of events that never happened in the first place. It is believed that memory is a recollection of things that happened in the past, accurately documenting them, storing them and making them available for remembering any time. A twist is brought in when false memory is put into perspective. This then makes memory get prone to fallacies (Frankel 1993). False memory is common among very many people and can range from mere curiosity to just developing thoughts about something that never happened but one which a person becomes certain it happened. Continue reading...

Part 1: Subject Matter

Love and relationships appears to be a subject that touched the heart of Gary. Most of his poems revolve around the subject of love and the efforts of people to relate with those around them. The innocence of love relationships especially to young children who are growing and the fears that the adults have when they think of rejection has been perfectly addressed in Gary’s poems. The poem, oranges focus on two lovebirds in their early teens as they make sacrifices just to be with each other. The innocence and determination that has been displayed in their relationships Continue reading...

Family has always been the core value in a human’s life. Parents should be the ones to teach their children the difference between right and wrong giving them life lessons and being an example to follow. Family relations and values have always had a strong impact on child’s behavior and have always formed his vision of the world. Unfortunately, there are so many dysfunctional families, where children suffer from parental violence every day. This problem is quite relevant nowadays and the solution must be found as fast as possible. It’s important to notice, that many of Continue reading...

There are numerous subjects of memory and overlooking or forgetting in the realm of "The Odyssey". Both have massive impact on the storyline and events. To say which is more imperative is easy to contradict. Some contentions indicate how in a few cases one is superior to the next, yet despite the fact that there may be occasions where disregarding may have been more gainful, memory is more significant as it relates to the primary characters Odysseus, Penelope, and Telemachus.
At the time of the Odyssey, Greek men went into fight as they needed to be celebrated for their Continue reading...

In life, human beings experience traumatic events; whether accidents, death or any other trauma, such occurrences harm the person’s psychological well-being. In some cases, people are unable to deal with the aftermath of such occurrences; they thus deals with it by pushing it out of consciousness into the sub-conscious. Instead of dealing with the problem, they ignore it through psychological processes; this research paper focuses on the analysis of the process. It is a process known as repression (Loftus, 1993).
Repression is a very general concept in the field of psychology researched by many scholars through the years. Continue reading...

Aging affects episodic memory, which is memory pertaining to the specific events and experiences occurring with time. Even though most older adults hold he belief that such memories regarding remote occurrences are good as compared to their memories (recent events), it is possible that the older memories become semantic. This results to retaining the integral information even though it lacks finer details, precisely temporal and spatial contexts. The older memories in this case join the scope of things, which people ‘know’. The problematic issues of older adults include the remembrance of contexts and subsequent source information. In cases of Continue reading...

Introduction

The phenomenon of alien abduction has insisted on the emergence of research procedures that would define the concept by which these assumptions could be proven wrong or not. Relatively, it could be realized that in the field of psychology, unlike in the field of mystified science, alien abduction is seen to have been rooted on the distinct course by which experts intend to see why the sensation happens, and why the assumption itself is developed. The exploration of the issue on alien abduction is completely identified with what is assumed as a consistent experience that a person needs to Continue reading...

Abstract

Amnesia is a condition characterized by memory loss or inability to form new memories that can be caused by organic or functional factors. Organic factors that cause amnesia include brain injuries from physical trauma or medical condition. Functional factors are psychological responses to traumatic events or internal conflicts. Although the cause of amnesia is clear when memory is impaired by organic factors, the role of physiological processes in dissociative amnesia is still controversial. This paper aims to provide an overview of amnesia and the physiological processes that can explain how functional factors affect the brain and impair memory recovery.
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We die twice in this lifetime. The first death comes when the last breath leaves our body, when we shuffle free of the mortal coil. The next, and most important, is when all memory of us is gone, when we are no longer even an errant thought left to float on the breeze. That is undoubtedly the worst death, the one that is lasting and cannot ever be rescinded. To be remembered by those who knew of one’s acts, their life, and their deeds, is a type of immortality that is likely the closest that humankind will ever Continue reading...

Movie Review of La Jetée Film and Analysis of the Theme of Obsession

Initial impressions

The film has made me feel sad on how radioactive substances used during World War III caused damage to the human race. The bad experiences in life bring sorrows and suffering that the mind usually “rewinds” over. I perceive the film as an open edge in science in the need for solving the present problems using the past and the future. As I watch it, I can recognize from the still images that the movie is about a man who was a victim of war Continue reading...

The time period in which the graphic novel The Watchmen is set is the mid 1980’s. The group of vigilantes called the Watchmen have been banned from continuing to work fighting crime. Although they were previously respected and had great power, they have come to be viewed with fear and hatred. New York has fallen into disrepair and crime is rampant due to a nuclear cold war between the United States and Russia. Rorschach, one of the Watchmen, begins to unlawfully investigate the murder of Edward Blake who worked for the Government under the codename the Comedian. None Continue reading...

Dear Lilly,

I am happy to know that you have successfully completed another year of your nursing course. As you know, yours is one of the many professions which directly help the people-their body, heart and soul. Of course, you will be exposed to a lot of opportunities, challenges, and life lessons but ultimately you will get satisfaction. It will grow you as a healer. We all will be proud to have you, a healer, in our family.
I also came to know that you have dropped your hobby of taking music lessons, as you thought it was a waste of Continue reading...

In modern world people know almost everything about their body and its opportunities. However there are still left some questions about our brain and its features. This is particularly true about our memory, which plays the great role in our life. The most unusual and amazing phenomena of our memory are repression and false memories.
I am not sure, that my opinion about this issue can be taken seriously, because I am not an expert in memory studying. Furthermore, I do not know the whole situation which happened to this girl. However, I would like to speak about it Continue reading...

ADULT

Abstract
Sexual offences on children are a very traumatic event for them. This is the main reason why they repress this abuse in order to protect themselves from the memories. The statute of limitation comes in handy for this kind of claims. It enables people to be able to defend themselves against these claims when they are innocent and it helps the plaintiff to give evidence they may have about the issue. There have been many cases where adults have been able to remember abuses from childhood and have taken their perpetrators to court. The main reason for doing Continue reading...

Memory

Memory is defined as a series of processes that encode sensory information, store it, and retrieve it. There are several types of memory, but the most common types discussed include working memory, procedural memory, semantic memory, and episodic memory.

Effects of Meditation on Memory

Meditation was found to decrease mind wandering, which resulted in the improvement of working memory capacity and overall cognitive performance (Mrazek, Franklin, Phillips, Baird, & Schooler, 2013). Cerebral blood flow, verbal fluency, and logic memory improved in patients with memory loss after 8 weeks of meditation training (Newberg, Wintering, Khalsa, Roggenkamp, & Waldman, 2010). Because of the increases of cerebral blood flow Continue reading...

BC Journal 4

In the book, rules and numbers play overreaches community. Close everyone except a few people must adhere to. Failure to comply with these rules has every member of the community under stress and tension. Rules in the community of the story have to be adhered to precisely, or there will be consequences. The importance of rules is signified from the beginning of the story; Jonas is frightened when an airplane flies over the community (Lowry, 1) since the rules strictly forbids this. Even in a classroom setting, when Asher uses a word in the wrong context, the teacher rectifies Continue reading...

Abstract

Amnesia usually originates from memory loss as a result of particular situations, mostly brain illness, injury, or psychological trauma. Memory loss is frequently the most disabling attribute of numerous disorders, weakening the ordinary day by day actions of the patients and intensely distressing the people (Madan, 2011).
Amnesia is based on the proximal cause of the injury such as psychogenic amnesia and organic amnesia. This paper discusses psychogenic amnesia, its causes and its types including the psychogenic fugue and psychogenic focal retrograde amnesia. Psychogenic amnesia was then differentiated from retrograde and organic type of amnesia.
Psychogenic amnesia is described Continue reading...

There are many things in life that we hold dear to ourselves. Many people have a huge sentimental value attached to their cars, books, the first computer, etc. Some people, usually, those with a taste of wander lust, hold their camera dearer than anything else, while some feel strongly about their family heirlooms like wrist watches, pendants, etc. However, I often find myself attached to objects that, usually, aren’t considered sentimental at all. I’ve been attached to many things in my life, but I think that I feel the strongest about is my typewriter.
I have never Continue reading...

Reply #1: Stephanie McCoy.

I find it very interesting that your earliest childhood memories are linked to moving from one state to another, especially from Florida to North Carolina. It has been proposed that earliest memories are linked to stressful events (Tobin & Etigson, 1968), and I believe that moving from one state to another where the weather is difference exerts some amount of stress on such a young child.

Reply #2: Jashonda Thompson.

Since MS is a neurodegenerative disease, the storage of new information into the short-term slots of memory might be compromised, as you tell. Nevertheless, information stored in our long-term memory should not be affected. Continue reading...

- My earliest memory was when I was a three year old kid. I was in a place playing with some kids. I do not exactly remember who these kids were, all I can remember is that we were having fun; yes I was already able to have fun even when I was just a three year old kid. Often, I would also visit their house. Someone would bring me to their house to play and share toys of course. This is the first memory that I remember having. I was able to read that memory is what makes Continue reading...

People are rational beings, and the human brain has historically been anchored on stability, rationality, and coherence of existence. Therefore, even when certain brain traumas or diseases prevent the brain from producing a coherent narrative based on the surrounding reality, it finds ways of giving coherence to the individual, even if it is not true. The phenomenon of confabulation, that is, creation of a false but coherent narrative by the human brain in which a person genuinely believes, was described in the article of Heidler (2014) titled “Honest Liars: How the Brain Leads Us to Believe False Truths.” In Continue reading...

Following APA Guidelines

We are in an age where technology is rapidly advancing all around us. It is impossible to turn our heads without seeing a new piece of technological handy-work, designed to make our lives easier. Soon, it will be able to infiltrate our minds, removing memories we no longer wish to carry with us. The question is should we allow this type of technology to exist? Should we allow it into our lives? The answer is an absolute yes. Erasing bad memories would make illnesses such as depression and PTSD, while making people happier. It would make life livable, while Continue reading...

‘Prosthetic memories are memories that circulate publically, are not organically based, but are nevertheless experienced with one’s own body – by means of a wide range of cultural technologies – and as such, become part of one’s personal archive of experience. ’ (Landsberg, 1997: 66)
How the two forms of live performances; the William Yang's 'Friends of Dorothy’ and the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, contributed to the circulation of prosthetic memories?
Today, the availability of mass culture have made it convenient for people regardless of their gender, race and ethnicity to share collective memories. Prosthetic memories deal with Continue reading...

Introduction

The current development of computer intelligence is in the converging of human bodies with that of machines. There are researches that are being undertaken, in different research institutions, to have computer memory chips integrated to the human body. This body of research has raised many concerns. It is lauded as a breakthrough that will enhance the enhancement of the human brain with machines. It will be one way in which the humans will have extra memory. This research paper will focus on the combination of the human body with computer technology. The paper will focus on artists, musicians, and Continue reading...

Abstract

The present article discusses the anatomical and functional aspects of human memory. Memory is an integral part of our cognitive processes and gives the meaning to life. The importance of memory can be ascertained by studying the conditions associated with memory loss. Scientists have established the ‘what,’ ‘where’ and ‘how’ of the memory by using animal models or the modern computerized techniques like CT, MRI and PET. The medial temporal lobes of the hippocampal region are the primary sites of memory and learning. However, the final storage site of memory is presumed to be neo-cortex. Depending on the anatomical Continue reading...

Socrates was popularly known by his statement “know thyself” (Jowett 152). This statement implies that a person necessarily has to know himself before he could understand the world. He emphasized the value of personal growth and understanding as an integral component of one’s being or human nature. This is perceived to be the foundation of Descartes “cognito ergo sum” which literally translates to “I think, therefore, I am” disposition or his perception about himself is a result of introspection (Vesey 16). Thus, whatever one perceives of himself will be who others would see him. So a person who Continue reading...

Introduction

History involves acknowledging the past events and experiences in human affairs. The importance of history is that: it helps us understand the cause of the change, help people to get to –know their origin and gives a sense of identity, it inspires us and helps us identify the warning signs in cases where history could repeat itself. It also creates a better understanding of the world on how it turned to be what it is currently. Memory is how an individual, community, society or state chooses to remember or retrieve past events, experiences or certain memories. For memory to Continue reading...

Introduction

It has been stated that memory is a reconstruction of events rather than it being photographic (Schacter, 2001). False memory is considered to be recollection of events that never occurred. This is also called the distortion of one’s memories. There are some memories that come from dreams in that a person thinks that it was an actual real life experience (Brainerd, 2005). There are some memories that are claimed to be as a result of someone leading them to those memories, prodding and suggestions especially by counsellors and the police officers. There are other times when an event Continue reading...

Introduction

False memory can be defined as a manifestation in which people tend to remember events in a way that deviates from the way the actual event took place. In some instances, people remember things that never happened at all due to the configuration of experience. Usually, false memories may be so vibrant in the human mind and people may hold the memory with a high degree of poise. Therefore, it may be very difficult to convince someone holding the false memory that whatever he/she believes in is not right. Psychologists have argued that the occurrence of false memories is Continue reading...

Sometimes people are searching long time for a place where they will feel comfortable. It depends on many factors. Memories are too important. In my opinion, if something bad happens in the house where you live it will be hard to stay there longer. The same thing happened with the author of the story. After her parents, divorced house where she lived with her parents became prison for a little girl. People can create a mood of places. No matter where you live. People who live around you are important. First piece"yellow house" is a good example of Continue reading...

Evolutionary Psychology helps people understand their psychological and mental characteristics like language, perception and memory; these are all adaptations resulting from the evolutionary process of natural selection.
The purpose of this reasoning is to figure out the biological mechanisms of human beings, and what role psychology plays in them. Various researchers have contributed significant amount of studies to evolutionary psychology, and many are still contributing. One such important contribution was made by James S. Nairne, Sarah R. Thompson and Josefa N.S. Pandeirada during 2007; they stated that because mental processes that take place in human beings are similar to Continue reading...

The present description is concerned with critiquing an article entitled “Psychological distress and delusional memories after critical care: a literature review” The problem of the study is that there is a limited data with regard to the existence of a psychological distress known as delusional memories ,experienced by individuals who have been admitted in intensive care unit (ICU). The main purpose of the article was to perform to perform a literature review in order to find out and build the available empirical evidence with regard to the psychological distress linked with delusional memories in adult critically ill individuals following Continue reading...

In the extract “Memories”, which is centered on the French way of living, the author has displayed an interesting relationship between culture and history by finding some common ground where these two can be correlated: meals. At a first glance of the extract, I felt that the author took the liberty to give an in-depth explanation on the importance of one’s background and delving on other socio-economic matters that may help determine the role played by means in determining culture and identity of a person. However, upon a closer look, I feel that the author should have delved Continue reading...

Tennessee Williams is one of the best-known playwrights from the mid-twentieth century, becoming famous for his work The Glass Menagerie in the year 1944. Although Williams would go on to create a variety of different pieces of literature and a number of stage classics, The Glass Menagerie remains one of his most well-known and well-loved pieces. Much of Williams’ work was later adapted for use in the cinema, and the movies made about his classic pieces became popular as well. Born to an overbearing father and a typical “southern belle” mother, Williams was a sickly child who tended towards Continue reading...

Psychology

Arguably, photographs can function as important memory aids. However, they can as well lead to memory inaccuracies. Many converging line of memory research suggest that photographs have a strong positive influence on the induction of false memories (Freda, Knowels, Saletan, and Loftus, 2013; Henkel, 2011; Strange, Garry, Bernstein and Lindsay, 2011). This initial survey of relevant research seeks to establish the mechanism by which false memories, induced through photographic evidence, might lead to erroneous identification and false confessions. Despite an overwhelming mountain of evidence demonstrating the fallibility of human memory, many judicial systems still place premium on eye witness Continue reading...

The Glass Menagerie is a famous memory play written by Tennessee Williams. A narrator, Tom presents the story before audiences which is based on his memories. There are three main characters in the story and story is knitted around them. The story succeeded in wining hearts of people because of strong idea of the story. This paper discusses, ‘The Glass Menagerie’, discusses symbolism of the story, along with several related aspects of the story and further presents an analysis of the story.
Glass is usually translucent but it refracts different colors when light contacts it with a particular angle. Continue reading...

Introduction

The raven is poem which talks about the undying devotion of love. The narrator in the night of December sits to read the book forgotten lore as a way to forget the loss of his love called Lenore. As he continue reading the forgotten lore a bird called raven steps into his chamber when he went to investigate it perches on the bust of pallas above his door.
When the raven comically and serious positions itself it makes him get amused. The man out of his curiosity asks the bird to tell him its name .Surprisingly the bird answers Continue reading...

At my age now, I will be wrong to claim that I can remember all the experiences I have had since my childhood. However, I would like to point out that there are some memories that are still fresh in my mind. One of my earliest memories I have not forgotten is my first day in school. I still have a clear memory on exactly what happened tome during my first day in kindergarten. On this day, I was accompanied by my mother to school. After admission, she left me in the hands of my teacher. Upon realizing this, Continue reading...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is currently defined as a trauma-related or stressor-related disorder in the 5th edition of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2013). It is caused by any traumatic event, but catastrophic events, physical abuse, and combat engagement in war are the most prevalent causes of PTSD (Sullivan, 2012). The symptoms usually start showing three months after an individual experiences a traumatic event, and they need to last for at least one month before an official diagnosis can be made. The most common symptoms include behavioral changes (e.g. avoidance of situations Continue reading...

The memory play, Glass Menagerie, is based on the narrator’s memories, Tom Wingfield. The play was set in 1937 in St. Louis and Tom is the protagonist. Tom Wingfield was an aspiring poet and toiled and moiled so that he could support his Mother and Sister. Tom Wingfield is an aspiring poet and he works as a shoemaker in a warehouse. He is the one who narrates the story in the play, Glass Menagerie, and all the events are determined by the memories in his mind. Despite that he loved his Mum and sister; he feels that he Continue reading...