Olfactory fatigue

The Effect of Incongruent Background Color on Odor Perception The olfactory perception is the one sense that is the most difficult to describe in words. It is also a rather personal sense since people connect scents with certain memories or images of their lives. When people are asked to imagine the scent of lavender, some might think about their mother’s laundry detergent that smelled like lavender, which she used when they were younger. But to imagine scent without thinking of an actual image is rather difficult. Scent is also highly connected to colors. Especially the scents of vegetables and fruits are strongly associated with colors. Most people thinking about the smell of strawberries will instantly have an image of strawberries that…

the WWA. The man, whose name was Richard, explained to Allor about Lila’s special abilities, and how she would be put into Magicae Academy and learn how to control her powers. The school accepted ages 5-20, and the students spent nearly fifteen years there studying and practicing magic, along with learning the regular curriculum of the American school system. The students would stay at the academy throughout the school year, September through May, and come home during the summer. Lila was in…

Mononucleosis is a very interesting infectious disease. It has been called many things, including the kissing disease and its nickname mono. With getting mono, the victim can’t do sports for a few weeks, which can be really inconvenient. The virus mono spreads and causes many other problems for people in both the past and the present because of the symptoms and how it has to be treated. Mononucleosis is a viral disease. A viral disease is when the disease invades people’s normal cells and…

Muscle Pain, Adult Muscle pain (myalgia) may be caused by many things, including: • Overuse or muscle strain, especially if you are not in shape. This is the most common cause of muscle pain. • Injury. • Bruises. • Viruses, such as the flu. • Infectious diseases. • A chronic condition that causes muscle tenderness, fatigue, and headache (fibromyalgia). • A condition, such as lupus, in which the body’s disease-fighting system attacks other organs in the body (autoimmune disease). …

During this phase, the beginning phase, diagnosis is difficult due to the symptoms being very general to the common cold. As the disease progresses into the second stage the symptoms become more serious and specific to the disease. These symptoms include, continuous uncontrollable coughing spells, whooping sound after cough, difficulty breathing, short periods of apnea, vomiting after cough, dehydration, extreme fatigue, and red or blue discoloration of the face due to the lack of oxygen.…

As a non-traditional student, returning to college was a considerable adjust for me. Although I was successful in obtaining positions in various departments that typically require a degree, I decided to further my skillset by pursuing a bachelor degree in Finance. The biggest challenge that I have faced over the past 5 years is achieving a healthy work-life balance. While working full-time and attending classes, I often times find myself exhausted and burnout. My idea of an idyllic work-life…

For my entire life, I have been collecting clutter. My life resulted being more for taking care of my stuff than it was for living. It took a while to realize that the amount of junk I had was a factor into my unhappiness and stress. I came across this blog that explained this concept called minimalism: a lifestyle devoted to having less. I was intrigued by this lifestyle, so I began purging my clutter that night. I decluttered by asking myself if each item I owned was useful to me or made me…

What is Mononucleosis? Mononucleosis or “The Kissing Disease” is a viral infection which causes swollen lymph nodes, fever, and sore throat. Causes The Kissing Disease is caused by contact of saliva from an infected person to another person; it can also be spread through contact by an infected person. This disease is not commonly infected by other diseases. The disease has been diagnosed together with a disease by the name of Epstein-Bar Virus for short EBV. A person usually beings to feel the…

Questions I would ask S.P. about her fatigue would include, how often do you feel fatigued? What activities precipitate fatigue? Is the fatigue related to a time of day: all day, morning, evening? People who present with symptoms of CHF may exhibit symptoms of increasing fatigue and have difficulty performing daily activities such as walking, climbing stairs or carrying groceries. According to Forbes & Watt (2016), “fatigue from decreased cardiac output is worse in the evening, whereas fatigue…

Landrey Brown Thaddeus Rada PSY-110 20 June 2016 A Study on the Effects of Low Levels of Fatigue on Face Recognition In the study titled “The effects of Low Levels of Fatigue on Face Recognition Among Individuals and Team Members”, the authors investigated the subject’s ability to identify distinct faces in crowds, while either fatigued from sleep deprivation, or while feeling very alert. “Among individuals, fatigue led to a greater bias toward identifying targets as absent. Fatigued team…