In terms of symbolic nature of language, the words are
arbitrary. It is because arbitrary means that it is a choice that is random or
base on the person itself in which it represents words for words for each
individual are all different and hold different meanings to how they say and
show it.
Positive:
1. The right person pushes you to achieve your goals and better yourself. (Form healthy habits such as drinking/eating better, quit smoking, etc.)
2. Certain people influence how you see yourself, a positive influencer can boost mental health and self esteem.
Negative:
1. The wrong person could emotionally or physically harm you, leaving you drained and abused.
2. The wrong person may cause intentional harm in a way such as Munchausen by Proxy
You are experiencing flashback
Because he needed to separate things <span />
Short-term memory is where we <span>maintain sensory information in an analyzed form.
</span>During this short-term period, our brain would process whether the information possess something necessary for us to remember or not. If not, the information would not be stored within the long-term memory. (the mechanism is very similar to computer's RAM)