Ashley's Awesome Psych Blog

Brain Changes after Losing A Loved One Losing a loved one brings upon many new and difficult emotions that many struggle to navigate. Many people say grief gets easier over time, and the brain has a lot to do with this! As people form new relationships, the brain adapts and sends new signals to encode these bonds. So, if an individuals mother recently passed, they may struggle to connect with new people since she was "loving and raised" her. Facing reality may be very difficult, as shown in the stages of grief, and denial is a common way to ignore life's problems. It is hard for humans to cope with death since we have such little understanding of it, so a lot of people pretend deceased loves ones are on vacation, not actually dead. They try to logically reason solutions because the idea of someone they spent so much time with now being completely gone is not easy to wrap their head around. There may also be regrets and many questions as you are experiencing, which is all ...

It Nose Everything Sometimes people are extra sensitive to specific scents, but those with hyperosmia consistently smell better than the average human, even when there is less scent in the air. Although the type of scent can vary, it may be associated with chronic diseases and hormonal imbalances from gene mutations passed on from parents. Specifically, studies assessed pregnant women and learned that they are temporarily more sensitive to outdoor smells, and it often bothers them more throughout pregnancy. Obviously repeated exposure to a scent will help it grow familiar in your mind, but differences in involuntary brain processes have a significant role in controlling super smellers enhanced abilities. I think genes likely control our sense of smell significantly and knew pregnancy could make people more sensitive, but I am sure there are more than 4 causes and wish they were discussed.  If you would like to learn more about this, check out the article , and if you would like typ...

I was born on February 23, so my hero abilities are related to the medulla oblongata (which regulates important processes such as breathing and blood pressure) and Substance P (allowing people to feel pain). Learn more about the medulla oblongata  here ! My hero is called the PainBumper. She takes her enemies' breath away (slows down their bumping hearts) and releases Substance P so they feel some pain after committing a crime. PainBumper was previously just "Bumper," and she played soccer, golf, and football as a kid in Virginia. She was bursting with energy, always using a lot of oxygen to keep moving because she wanted to be as courageous as George Washington, her (almost) birthday twin. He also lived in Virginia, learn about our first president here ! Once she got to high school, he took a Principles of Criminal Justice class where she decided she must reform criminals. In training for the police force, she gained the ability to release Substance P in escaping crimina...

My Life Story Today I will share about my life and future goals and predictions Early Life I was born during winter in Houston, Texas to parents in their 40s on February 23 before 2010. I have an older brother, but my parents had several miscarriages before me, so we have a 5 year age gap keeping us apart. My mother always wanted one boy and one girl, so she and I formed a very strong bond because she finally got her baby girl.  First Milestones I first crawled at 7 months old, I stood up two weeks later, then two months after that I began walking! Also, I said my first word "babba," refering to my bottle and the next day I said "dada," much to my mother's dismay. Early Creativity in Toddler Years Early on, I was sent to daycare so my parents could work their office jobs, but I hated it and would throw a tantrum nearly every day. Although it was a struggle getting me inside, I was an avid member of the art class, and I was selected to present some of my work in ...