There are different kinds of insecure attachments which include ambivalent attachment, avoidant attachment, and disorganized attachment.
Ambivalent attachment is when a child becomes upset when they get separated from his parent, which can mean the child doesn’t feel as if he or she can’t rely on the caregiver when the need arises.
Avoidant attachment stays away from his parents, those children to show avoidant attachment may have parents who are neglecting or abusing them. Disorganized attachment is when there isn’t a clear attachment between the child and the caregiver (Sincero, n.d.).

Reference:
Sincero. (n.d.). Bowlby Attachment Theory - Core emotional development in humans. Retrieved June 06, 2017, from https://explorable.com/bowlby-attachment-theory

The Hartford Circus Fire of 1944, and it's Tribute

Today I wanted to write about the Hartford circus fire of 1944. This fire affected many families, including patients in which I cared for while working in an assisted living facility and as a certified nurse aide.  Patients I helped were either hurt or had brothers, sisters, or mothers who were either hurt or died in the fire. When choosing a statue, the topic of choice is the Hartford Circus Fire Memorial. The memorial was built on July 6, 2005, and lies behind Fred. D Wish Elementary School. The memorial is laid out to mark the exact location of the tent that burned on that day.

It was a steamy Thursday afternoon, and the gigantic Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Baily circus tent were packed with seven thousand people, most of them children who were enjoying their summer vacation with their mothers. This took place during World War II, so many fathers were either at war or creating war machinery to defend our country. Bandleader Evans saw the first sign of trouble, with a small flame near the canvas’ main entrance, but because there wasn’t water handy, it was not doused in time. A small flame became one of Hartford, Connecticut’s worst disaster. Flash forward to July 6, 2005, on a previously empty field behind Fred D. Wish Elementary School lies a beautiful center ring, four granite benches and a bronze disc bearing the names of the victims of their ages (Flood, 2015).

The Hartford Circus fire was the worst disaster in Hartford’s history. There were four hundred and eighty-seven people who were injured. One hundred and sixty-seven people were killed, and one hundred of the dead were older than fifteen. It began with a small flame, which escalated to a deadly fire because of the gasoline-paraffin soaked canvas which was used to waterproof the tent. In those days there weren’t fire codes, which established rules on tents being waterproof yet fireproof. After the disaster, fire codes were used to prevent future tragedies like this one, but it was too late (Hensler, 2012).

On July 6, 2005, in the middle of Barbour Street, Cleveland Avenue, Hampton Street, and Kensington Street near the site of the Stowe Housing Project hundreds of people attended a dedication ceremony on a field behind Fred D. Wish Elementary School. The dedication is laid out to mark the exact location of the tent that burned on that day. In the middle of the dedication, lies a center ring, which has four granite benches, and a bronze disc bearing names of victims and ages. This dedication took four years of the hard world by the Hartford Circus Fire Memorial Foundation, and one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars from seven hundred private donations (Flood, 2015). DuBose Associates designed the memorial, and TO Design, alongside granite benches, the memorial has pedestrian walkways which have bricks that have the victims’ names on them. The center of the memorial has a bronze medallion where the center of the ring was located (Unfinished Business, 2004).

In visiting the memorial, it has a very simplistic design, and it lies in a beautiful field behind the elementary school. It is impressive to see how big the tent was, which is marked by trees which mark where the tent stood. When you’re in the middle of the memorial, there are bricks which state all the victim’s names, and tablets which give a timeline of what happened during the fire. The location of the memorial is not in a great area; times seem to have changed since the circus fire. People were hanging out, smoking, and loud music nearby, and there was litter everywhere. The grounds where the memorial sits seem a bit unkempt. The grass was tall, full of weeds, and relatively not well maintained. It is a real shame that the city does not take care of such a memorial that means so much too many.

References:

• "10 human panic factors that made a circus fire deadly." Fire Rescue 1. Bruce Hensler, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017.
• "The Hartford Circus Fire." The Hartford Circus Fire. Kevin Flood, n.d. Web. 27 Apr. 2017.
• "Unfinished Business." Tribune digital-courant. N.p., 16 Feb. 2004. Web. 27 Apr. 2017.

Reading Text: Quick Tips

Today’s post is about the reading process. With being in school for psychology, I’ve noticed a massive difference between the content (apparently, but let me continue). Fashion design and the human brain are two entirely different things, not that either is more important to the other. No one’s life was in my hands when I was sewing, but I still had to read much text. So I wanted to share this concept that was taught in my English course.

So let’s begin, according to the text, the reading process begins by following these steps:

1. First read the story or once, all the way through.
2. Next, highlight or write down critical elements: words, phrases, or images that are repeated; any elements that seem out of place or unnecessary. ( I usually skip this step, because I will never highlight or give time to information that I do not need to reference later, but I included this step because it may help someone)
3. Next, make notes in the margins of any ideas that occur to you about any questions or the definitions of the words you did not then look them up ( this step is significant for me because if I do not know what a word means, I cant continue, but I have a few peers that never do this step).
4. Lastly, read the story a second time and make a note of anything else that occurs to you.

Start a Blog in a Few Steps

Today’s post is about starting a blog and how I did it.
You should first choose a blogging platform, a name you will use for the domain, and lastly a hosting option.

Tumblr, Wordpress, and Blogger have templates you can use and customize as you like.

You're obviously going to need content, do research and find something interesting to write about.

Use photographs to tell a story, either your own or stock photography websites.

Changes As We Get Older

Today I wanted to write about changes that come about with age.  Let’s first begin with the  Demographics of Aging:

Americans are getting older and living longer
life expectancy varies by gender and race
excess cost growth with increasing population aging
Unfortunately, we all will get older, and as we do, the risks for some issues get higher as well, and that brings me to the next section

The Leading Causes of Death in Older Adults are:

• Heart Diseases
• Malignant Neoplasms
• Cerebrovascular diseases
• COPD
• Alzheimer's
• Diabetes

As we get older, there are cardiovascular changes that occur in our bodies. We often get increased blood pressure, slower heart recovery rate, and a diminished response to stress. Respiratory changes also occur, with an increased residual volume, a decrease in muscle strength, vital capacity, and endurance. There is also a decreased gas exchange, which diffuses capacity.

The Integumentary System changes that occur are a decreased intestinal fluid, muscle tone, sensory reception and glandular activity. There is a diminished secretion of natural oils and perspiration. The Reproductive System Changes in  Females is narrowing of the vagina, decreased elasticity, decreased vaginal secretions and slower sexual response. In males, the changes in the reproductive system are testes that are no longer firm, decreased sperm production and slower sexual response.

Musculature System Changes include loss of bone density, loss of muscle strength, and degenerated joint cartilage.

Listed below are some more changes that occur as we get older:

1. detrusor instability (urge incontinence)
2. urethral dysfunction (stress urinary incontinence)
3. decreased sense of thirst,  smell, and taste
4. decreased salivation
5. difficulty swallowing food
6. reduced cerebral circulation (faint, loses balance)
7. cant focus on close objects
8. inability to tolerate glare
9. difficulty adjusting to light intensity changes
10. high-frequency hearing difficulty
11. Presbycusis which is the decreased ability to hear high-pitched tones that naturally begins in midlife as result of irreversible inner ear change

Sources:

1. https://medlineplus.gov/magazine/issues/winter07/articles/winter07pg10-13.html
2. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-art-and-science-aging-well/201705/how-does-our-body-change-we-age-part-1
3. https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/tc/healthy-aging-normal-aging#1
4. https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/healthy-aging/in-depth/aging/art-20046070