【求英语大神帮忙写一篇作文的summary,小弟水平实在有限...MemoryProblemsMemoryproblemsarecommon.Everyone'smemorycanfailthematonetimeoranother.Haveyouever:forgottenthenameofsomeoneyoujustmet;beenunabletoputa】
求英语大神帮忙写一篇作文的summary,小弟水平实在有限...
MemoryProblems
Memoryproblemsarecommon.Everyone'smemorycanfailthematonetimeoranother.Haveyouever:forgottenthenameofsomeoneyoujustmet;beenunabletoputanametothefaceofaneighboryousawatthemovies;failedtogettheoneitemyouactuallywenttothemarkettobuy;forgottenyournewphonenumberatwork;missedthebirthdayofsomeoneforwhomyoualreadyboughtacard;forgottenwhereyouparkedthecaratthemall;missedaDoctor'sappointment;orforgottentotakethe8pmdoseofmedication?Don'tfeeltoobad--you'renotalone.
Manythingsaroundusinfluenceourabilitytomakeandretrievememories.Physiologically,memoryisaffectedbyfatigue,nutrition,andcommonillnesses;avarietyofmedicinesforvariousconditionscanimpairmemory.Emotionally,memoryvarieswithaperson'sattitude,mood,motivation,andupsets.Socially,grouppressuresandtheprejudicesofotherscaninterferewithmemoryperformance.Environmentally,thethingsaroundusmaystimulatememory.
Let’stakealookatthecaseofJohn,andseewhatexpertswillsay.Johnisnotaself-absorbedoruncaringperson,buthisproblemisthatheforgetsfaces.Once,hedidn’trecognizeafairlynewneighboratthemarket.Sowhat’swrongwithhim?Oddsare,nothing,saysJoelKramer,PsyD,aneuro-psychologistinSanFrancisco.Everyonehasstrengthsandweaknesses,hesays,andsomepeoplearejustbadatrecallingnamesandfaces.Ofcourse,itisalsopossibleJohnhaveaconditioncalledfaceblindness,inwhichpeoplesuddenlyhavetroublerecognizingfamilymembers,friends,oreventhemselves.Folkswiththisconditioncanhaveproblemsfollowingtheplotofmoviesbecausetheycan’tkeeptrackofthecharacters’identities.Faceblindnesscanbecausebybraindamagefromastrokeorheadtrauma,ordegenerativediseases.Finally,KramersuggeststoJohnadoctor’svisit,justincase.Otherwise,thismaysimplybeacharmingquirk(maybenotsocharmingtoyourneighbor).