Retell: “Why We Love” written by Helen Fisher is the study of why humans love. So far in the book Fisher talks about a study she explores with college students. Have of the college students in here study are in love, and the other half have just broken up with their significant partner. Fisher uses an efficient technique to look at how the brain reacts to their significant other. During an M.R.I test she has the student look at a picture of their significant other and then she has the student look at a neutral picture, to see how the brain reacts to the memories with the significant other. Fisher writes about the brains reaction to heart break and the trauma that it personally causes to the brain. Fisher writes about a student named Barbara who started off as a student that was deeply in love with her boyfriend and what was supposed to her soon finance Tim. However during Barbara’s time in the study her and Tim broke up. Fisher noticed that after the Barbara’s break up from Tim that Barbara lost weight, became paranoid, depressed, and had a deep since of hatred. Fished concluded that the when someone is in a relationship that the brain becomes very dependent on that personal for energy and comfort. However when a sudden break up happens the brain yearns for that loving feeling so much that it is like a withdraw reaction.Respond: When first reading how the brain reacts after a break up I associated it with drug or alcohol withdraws. When the brain becomes so dependent on someone and loses that significant other they will do anything to get that partner back.Relate: Although, I have never been in a “serious” relationship I can see that being in love is like being on a drug that gives you a constant high. When author Helen Fisher describes the withdraws people get after being in love it really reminded me of the withdraws that people get when they first get off of drugs. Paranoia, annoyance, anger, rage, depression, and bitterness are the basic emotions that happen after someone has broken up with their partner.
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Retell: “Why We Love” written by Helen Fisher is the study of why humans love. So far in the book Fisher talks about a study she explores with college students. Have of the college students in here study are in love, and the other half have just broken up with their significant partner. Fisher uses an efficient technique to look at how the brain reacts to their significant other. During an M.R.I test she has the student look at a picture of their significant other and then she has the student look at a neutral picture, to see how the brain reacts to the memories with the significant other. Fisher writes about the brains reaction to heart break and the trauma that it personally causes to the brain. Fisher writes about a student named Barbara who started off as a student that was deeply in love with her boyfriend and what was supposed to her soon finance Tim. However during Barbara’s time in the study her and Tim broke up. Fisher noticed that after the Barbara’s break up from Tim that Barbara lost weight, became paranoid, depressed, and had a deep since of hatred. Fished concluded that the when someone is in a relationship that the brain becomes very dependent on that personal for energy and comfort. However when a sudden break up happens the brain yearns for that loving feeling so much that it is like a withdraw reaction.Respond: When first reading how the brain reacts after a break up I associated it with drug or alcohol withdraws. When the brain becomes so dependent on someone and loses that significant other they will do anything to get that partner back.Relate: Although, I have never been in a “serious” relationship I can see that being in love is like being on a drug that gives you a constant high. When author Helen Fisher describes the withdraws people get after being in love it really reminded me of the withdraws that people get when they first get off of drugs. Paranoia, annoyance, anger, rage, depression, and bitterness are the basic emotions that happen after someone has broken up with their partner.
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