Response To Forewarnings

“Fears are educated into us, and can, if we wish, be educated out.”-Karl Augustus Menninger.

The topic of trigger warnings have been a hot topic amongst people. Trigger warnings are a warning or a statement that the following material or phrases could be harmful to the psyche of certain individuals about to experience the material. This spans across the average worker to professors at universities. This topic rose from about 2011 on the internet and has reached a high to where people are discussing their thoughts on the matter. Everyone has a stance on whether trigger warnings should be issued when discussing a potential topic that could cause distress for a student or anyone in a class. With the rise of mental health disorders being diagnosed in students, some seek professional help or a better diagnosis because of there helpfulness. Students have been at odds sometimes because of trigger warnings. The debate on whether or not to implicate them in a classroom setting is the main topic of the argument.

It’s important to have a plan in place to deal with unforeseen circumstances because in many emergencies you need to be quick thinking and have the interest of everyone around you and keeping them safe. At least if there is a plan in place to deal with these then you’ll know what to do when it happens.

Video presentation: The video clip was quite interesting I found it to be very educational as to the legal obligations of therapists in the mental health field. There were issues that were brought up that were quite important, such as therapists need to understand confidentiality, privileged information, and a therapists responsibility related to reporting suspected child abuse, elder abuse, and/or suicidal ideations, and possibly the most important of them all is a therapists duty to warn. The first case they were

When I lived in Los Angeles during high school, me and my neighbor Brandon would frequently take the Metro train to get to school. While we waited on the platform for the train to come, we would occasionally hear the automated intercom announcement say, “In case of an emergency, do not hesitate to locate the nearest emergency phones or Metro sheriff.” This recurring message was often ignored by not only us. Who seemed to also disregard the monotone voice were other passengers who either were occupied with other things or had earphones in and simply did not hear it. The problem with this is, if an emergency or disaster happened at that moment, how many of us would know the right way to react? If there was a fire, we wouldn’t know how to properly engage in saving ourselves. Unfortunately, the only warning us everyday citizens were given was to call officials. There were no specific instructions on what we could do in case an emergency arises at the train station. In Amanda Ripley’s The Unthinkable, she covers disasters when they happen and how humans that are involved respond to them. Ripley argues that when someone is involved in a disaster, they experience human responses such as being in denial or delaying proper reactions. Because we can not control the brain and our irrational thoughts tend to obscure us, we should raise more awareness of likely disasters and train regular citizens accordingly.

Processing a human mind is a two-edged sword. With their overbearing nature and never-ending stream of thoughts, feeling, and impulses, these worry machines frequently help us achieve precisely the opposite of what we desire. (Qtd. In Smith

In Lindsay Holmes’s article “A Quick Lesson on What Trigger Warnings Actually Do,” she states that trigger warnings are misinterpreted cautions notifying whether or not a discussion could cause emotional distress, and often are not implemented for this reason. Holmes begins by recounting when the University of Chicago announced they would not be focusing on Trigger Warnings or safe places; although the university later tells expresses that their initial statement was misinterpreted, the author uses this to open the discussion on the importance of trigger warnings.

In the article “Why do we Read Scary Books?”, by Lou Morgan, the main argument made is that, by reading these fictionalized versions of fear, we are controlling it. Morgan states, “The difference is that if you're faced with a sabertooth tiger, a spear is going to make you feel a lot better about your odds of survival.” Morgan is basically saying that when you read these scary stories, you a have different hypotheticals for the situation. She goes on to write, “We seek out stories; stories which give us a place to put our fears.” Again, she is saying that we are in control of our emotions when we read these frightening tales. Another point made by Morgan is that “we’re curious about fear.” Most people, she says, aren't very interested in sharing

Great post for this week you did a really good job of defining “duty to warn” and “duty to protect” in your own words, which made it a lot easier to understand. The Duty to warn give individuals such as therapist the responsibility to warn or inform the third party or authorities if a client poses a threat to himself or another individual. The “duty to warn” is one of the few instances where client confidentiality can be breached.

When examining the potential impacts of trigger warning policies on student learning, it is important to consider the role of Sanford's challenge and support. Sanford believes that for students to develop, there needs to be a balance between challenge and support. Challenges occur in, "situations for which the individual does not have the skills, knowledge, or attitude to cope" (Patton, Renn, Guido, & Quaye, 2016, pg. 35). In relation to trigger warnings, challenges could be topics that negatively impact a student's

If a large majority of individuals view stress as their enemy, this can severely take a toll on their health throughout their lifetime, and even cause their life to be shortened prematurely. As the lecture illustrates, 43 percent of people who believe stress as harmful had an increased risk of dying. An obstacle or barrier that might hinder this improvement would be human nature, because it’s easy for human to get stressed and be clouded with thoughts to be able to solve the issue of handling stress. On the other hand, to solve the obstacles the society needs to be educated on how to make stress their friend. Also, introducing mechanism within their life to reduce stress, and urge others to see stress as a positive thing rather than a negative. Thus causing society to live a healthier physical and mental lifestyle in the

Trigger warnings have become a very pending and current issue with many students, as they are currently included in most college syllabi. Recently many professors have been adding such announcements to the beginning of their coursework outlines, and by doing so students are given a more accurate understanding of what the curriculum entails. They can help one avoid suffering from trauma including anxiety attacks, nightmares, and PTSD attacks, but it can also be argued that they continue the bad habit of coddling that many millennials grew up with and are accused of expecting as they enter the real world. Before examining how essential these trigger warnings are, one must first understand exactly what a trigger warning is.

Restate the central idea: It is good to know about the different forms of stress so people can be aware of it.

Uncertainty reduction theory could be applied to long-term relationships as well as initial encounter (Berger, 1979). Berger presented that uncertainty may happen on two different levels: behavioral and cognitive. He stated that reducing uncertainty in behavior increases the predicting ability of how a person will act when he/she is facing a situation. In the mean time, cognitive uncertainty affects the ability to explain the main rational reasons for that certain action.

Risk for disasters is a part of life; emergency situations occur more frequently than many people believe. A wise person plans for the worse, and hopes for the best. After a disaster, how well a community can recover will depend largely on how well they prepared in advance. Risk management includes identifying any potential risks to a community and proactively planning to minimize the threat. Proactive organization of resources and people to respond to emergencies can mean the difference between a community’s ability to regroup and recover, and the loss of life. To better