Caroline Haut's Blog tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011-09-19:/hautx009/myblog//14416 2011-10-02T18:18:44Z Movable Type Enterprise 4.31-en Divorce Blog tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/hautx009/myblog//14416.311545 2011-10-02T17:43:34Z 2011-10-02T18:18:44Z As I'm sure everyone's aware, divorce is not an easy thing by any means. I've always been thankful my parents have stayed together, especially when I see how hard divorce is on everyone involved. I believe this article is true,... hautx009 As I'm sure everyone's aware, divorce is not an easy thing by any means. I've always been thankful my parents have stayed together, especially when I see how hard divorce is on everyone involved. I believe this article is true, and I would even argue to say divorce affects the children's health as well, maybe not physically, but definitely mentally. It's hard when you get used to something for so long that you can't imagine your life differently. I think divorce turns people's worlds upside down, and they have to begin to start a new life. If their old life was filled with happy memories, it seems almost ridiculous to try and create something even better than what you had before.
I know breakups among boyfriends and girlfriends can be very hard on some people, with them trying to find who they were before they met that person. I can only imagine how hard it would be for divorce, when you potentially could have children together. A child might remind you of your ex husband or wife, and usually the kids will have to go from house to house. This can be very stressful on the children and on the parents.
The growing divorce rate in the United States is frightening, but I think that divorce should be used as a last resort only. I hope when I'm older I never have to get a divorce, but on the same hand, I would never want to never get married. I think in both cases, it would be very hard to overcome, and I think I would become depressed.

]]> 9/26 Stress and Your Brain tag:blog.lib.umn.edu,2011:/hautx009/myblog//14416.308851 2011-09-19T19:48:28Z 2011-09-19T20:15:29Z While reading "Stress and Your Brain", I immediately began to relate the texts to instances that have occurred in my own life. When PTSD was mentioned, I thought back to my senior English class. We had a veteran come... hautx009 While reading "Stress and Your Brain", I immediately began to relate the texts to instances that have occurred in my own life. When PTSD was mentioned, I thought back to my senior English class. We had a veteran come in to talk with us about life before, during and after war. Some topics were just too painful for him to share with us. He did though, share with us that he has been in therapy and sharing war stories with adolescents has forced him to come to terms with what happened over seas. If we really can tell if someone is more likely to develop PTSD, I believe we should do everything we can to prevent him or her from going to war. The consequences are just not worth it.

I feel like I now understand which part of the brain works with memory, the hippocampus. The hippocampus is damaged when patients are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. I read a book, Still Alice, which goes inside the life of a mom with Alzheimer's. I will always remember this book, and how emotional I was while reading it. How can someone try to live a normal life when a part of his or her brain is damaged?

In the text, R.S. says, "Stressors that last less than a few hours tend to sharpen memory, mostly as a result of adrenaline. If the stressor persists, the enhancement disappears, replaced by forgetfulness, mostly because of glucocorticoids". I have experienced this first hand with dance tryouts. If I'm nervous before I even arrive at the tryout, I tend to freeze up and forget the dance half way through. On the other hand, if I don't think about it until right before I go on, I let my muscle memory and adrenaline get me through the dance.

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