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Memory Reflection

by jaime.lucero Posted on October 27, 2011

For this reflection,
imagine that you were unexpectedly struck by a falling object, which caused you
to experience retrograde amnesia. As we learned, retrograde amnesia is the loss
of memories which occurred before the brain injury. In this case, imagine this
accident has caused you to forget all your explicit memories from childhood up
until you were struck by the falling object.

Luckily, a medication
has been developed to help you recover your memories, but it’s up to you to
guide the recovery process.

 

1.
How would you begin the process of recovering your memory? Who would you turn
to, where would you search, and how would you proceed?

The first step I would
take is, go to those places that I used to frequent most of the time. (It’s
clear that my memory is blank, but I know someone would tell me you loved to go
to that specific place) Maybe something special happened there. We know that
emotional memories are easier to recall. So, chances are that I can remember
something. Navigate thought my school work, photos, my personal computer, talk
to close friends, and most importantly my family.

It might sound funny
but social network can be a powerful tool in finding out more about myself. There
are hundreds of people who post every single day, every single thing that they do,
think, or want to do in the future. If I have access to it, I can go on and read
everything that I have done, said, or posted. Interact with friends I used to
talk to, those to whom I used to tell the good and bad things that I was going
through- Because some of us may have good friends who moved away or new good
friends around the world. So, in order to get in touch with them social network
makes it possible. They can tell me things that I want to know, something that
I can’t recall, or pictures that I have shared with them, comments I’ve made,
messages that we’ve exchanged. They can really tell a lot about myself, my
personality, the way I used to behave, think, and act.

If it would ever were
to happen to me, I think a good start would be go to that place where the
accident happened. If I want to recover my memory, maybe the place that made me
lost it can also help me gain some memory because remember, that specific place
is now part of my “bad” memories. It’s part of my life. Maybe you can make a
chronological timeline and say…. before the accident I was doing this and that,
I was going to that place, I was going to do this and that,  maybe you were thinking about something… so
on and so forth. Another good place to search is you own house.

Obviously you can’t
really remember who you are, but your family is there for you, true friends
will never walk away. They will stay with you throughout the process of
recovery.

 

2.
Please describe the emotional journey you imagine you would be going through as
you attempt to reconstruct your life. Imagine the feelings you would have.

I can’t image the
journey I would have to go through. My first reaction I think would be complete
loss, meaning feeling in complete darkness. More than confused I’m going to be
in panic, trying to find answers. I know some people may feel reluctant about
this. But giving up is not a good way to get your life back in track. Feeling
useless is completely normal. You don’t know what you were good at, things you
used to do, things you hated to do, etc. But finding out how amazing you were
back then, Is I think a good motivation to overcome this pitfall in life.

3.
Suppose you were able to pick and choose the memories you wanted to recover
from your life. What types of memories would you choose to retain and what
types of memories might you decide to edit out of your remembered experience?
Positive, negative, painful, happy, angry, frightened, etc. Please elaborate
and explain some your decision making process.

 

Throughout my life span
I have had good and bad memories. Obviously that’s not only true for myself,
but for everybody. But in in this case I believe I would not only like to retain
good memories, one of the reasons is because I strongly believe that bad
memories help you shape the future, as well as, your behavior. I am now more
aware of what’s going to happen if I go through that experience again, I am now
more likely to overcome any situation in my life because I already know what it
feels like to be in that particular situation. So, this helps me be stronger
and more confident than if I had never felt that experience of negativity in my
life. I would like to recover and retain all my memories because that is what
describes the real ME. That’s who I am, and who I want to be for the rest of my
life.

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Hi Everyone

by jaime.lucero Posted on September 16, 2011

Let me start off by saying hi to everyone. My name is Jaime Lucero, but i go by the name of Jimmy. I am a transfer student. I’m currently a sophomore here at Baruch. I graduated from Sheepshead Bay HS. Little bit about my background I come from a Southern American family. I’m currently employed as a part-time employee for a traditional American Restaurant in Brooklyn. I plan to major in Finance and Investment. Future plans are to go to graduate schools and become the person I want to be. I serve as an Auxiliary Police Officer. I consider this as a true-life adventure, I enjoy doing it, and it’s my passion. I also love traveling. My goal is to get the best out of this class. So far it has been a good experience. tchau!

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"1. After reading the reflection writer’s description, what do you think was happening to them during the meditation on a physiological level? I think her levels of anxiety were trying to reach a normal level where she can feel a sense of relaxation. There are many important facts that are involved in this case. As we may remember from previous classes, the sympathetic system is involved in stress, which is the fight or flight reaction. When we feel stress out our sympathetic system releases hormones (stress hormones) such as adrenaline, which prepares the individual to react to certain threats. We experience increased hearth rate, accelerated breathing, son on and so forth. As she was going through meditation strategies her parasympathetic system was bringing her levels of stress back to normal. Her body was feeling a sense of relief and her mind was in a calm stage 2. Based on your readings throughout the semester, what areas of their central and peripheral nervous systems may have been effected during the meditation? As I explained above, her levels of hearth rate were pretty high; perhaps she was experiencing accelerated breathing, dilation of pupils, sweating to cool down the body. Etc. Her sympathetic system was causing all this symptoms and in order to calm down and go back to normal levels of human body her parasympathetic system had to take action. By doing so, the body goes back normal levels and the person feels a sense of normal activity. 3. What questions do you have for the writer about their experience? In few words could you explain the stages that you went through as you were trying to cope with levels of stress? Would recommend this kind of meditation to everyone? Or do you thing certain people won’t qualify? 4. Based on the description provided, would you be open to trying the same meditation exercise? I think I would give it a try. It may not work as well as it did for her because I have a different perspective of looking at stress levels. What works better for me is exercise. That’s the most powerful tool to reduce my level of stress. It clears my mind. I seem to be in another world. All I have to do is put my favorite music, my headphones on, and start working out. 5 or 10 minutes after I feel completely renovated. And after the two hours that I usually exercise I feel like a brand new person and all the stress, depression, problems, and everything else is gone. Obviously, problems will never disappear completely, but working out is a good way for me to cope with stress, depression, relationships problems, financial problems, etc."
posted on Nov 22, 2011, on the post Meditation

" What would be your hypothesis of the study’s outcome? I strongly believe that working out does help students to have a better mental stability. Working out does not only promotes a healthier lifestyle, but it also stimulates your brain to have a better understanding, so to speak, of how to control stress. I once was watching the TV and it’s proven that working out increases the ability of the brain to cope with stress, anxiety, and depression. They said that working out increases concentrations of norepinephrine in some regions of the brain, which are in charge of the body’s stress response. Also, they said that it stimulates brain growth which obviously is beneficial for the students.  What suggestions do you have for the researcher on how to improve or adjust the proposed study? I think the research should also focus on age. Does age matter? Does working out at an early age have a major impact? What exercises are recommended? This is just to create a better understanding about when and how we should exercise so that people won’t go out and spend hours at the gym, or running around the park like crazy.  Are there any drawbacks or potential harmful impacts of this research design (or results?) We know that working out requires a lot of energy, so by the time you finish you are going to be exhausted. So, if you want the research to be as successful as predicted, this would require people in good health conditions (so this is not for everybody) because some people may suffer heart complications, cramps-if running on treadmill they may fall. Etc.  What would be the NEXT STEP after this hypothetical research study were conducted and presented to the public? Can you propose a replication with a good twist? That’s often how research works and how the field is able to advance. Maybe you can think up a great Follow Up study! I think a good replication would be what about those who use steroids? Or drink vitamins and supplements? (Right after or before they work out) Does it help fast the process of brain growth or it just worsens it? People may become addicted to some kind of drugs (so to speak) in their effort to help their bodies resist more when working out."
posted on Sep 30, 2011, on the post Case Study for how everyday exercise can improve cognitive stability in college students.

"Hey Carolina let me tell you that we have many things in common. I took accounting courses at my other school. So, I know what it's like. And I have a passion for law as well. I also have a busy schedule. Plus, my parents are from Ecuador, too. Hehehe.. best of luck for you. Tchau"
posted on Sep 19, 2011, on the post Hello everyone!