ASA 002
11 October 2015
Blog #4
In “The Coddling of the
American Mind,” students have been demanding their school officials to not use
specific ideas or words that seems offensive to them. The two terms,
microaggressions and trigger warnings, are constantly brought up throughout the
article. Microaggressions are words or questions that are not intentionally
meant to be cruel but comes off as offensive to some individuals. Trigger
warnings are cautionary forewarnings which teachers and professors use in their
lessons so it would not “trigger” a heated response from students who have
suffered from past incidents. Some individuals believe the best solution to
prevent students from psychological harm is to help them avoid situations where
they could come across concepts that may seem offensive. However, psychologists
have found this solution lead to vindictive protectiveness, in which
individuals give backlash to anyone who may have brought up terms that may have
been unintentionally interpreted as offensive. This causes people to be more
hesitant to speak up during certain conversations. A better solution is instead
of refraining students from avoiding situations, teach them how to think during
these events. It will help students adapt better in an environment where people
have different interpretations of specific topics.
Question: What are some of the benefits if school
officials incorporated cognitive behavioral therapy instead of trigger warnings?
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