Trigger Warnings in College. Trigger Warning: this piece discusses trigger warnings. Why Professors Should Give Trigger Warnings Trigger warnings aren't for whiny babies. (Ben Margot/AP) By . Trigger warnings and resilience in college students: a preregistered replication and extension - Bellet BW, Jones PJ, Meyersburg CA, Brenneman MM, Morehead KE, McNally RJ. Emily Rose Greenwell. Safety includes protection from psychological trauma. Trigger warnings now threaten to drag the protective impulse of parenting into the college curriculum itself. 72 TW: sexual assault, self harm. Trigger warnings notify people that content they are about to engage with may result in adverse emotional consequences. Jan 12, 2016. The University of California at Berkeley. The basic rationale for trigger warnings is that the college classroom should be a safe space. It is not enough to protect students from physical violence. There are microaggressions everywhere; students need to be protected, especially in their coursework. Posted on October 23, 2018 October 24, 2018 by Chico State Faculty Development. “Trigger warnings may be psychologically harmful in specific ways, which include increasing individuals’ perceptions of their vulnerability to developing PTSD in the event of experiencing trauma, and increasing anxiety response for individuals who believe that written material has the capacity to harm,” Bellet said. Safety, in this context, is psychological, not just physical. George F. Will George F. Will. They're for people trying to take care of themselves. Trigger warnings can work to prevent or counteract this.” But triggers can come in many forms, including those that may not be predictable, Dr. Wright of … Trigger warnings, the heads-up that college professors give to students to let them know disturbing content is coming, have gotten a lot of attention as the school year has unfolded. This week my English class had a discussion about the concept of trigger warnings. Trigger warning: An embarrassing fragility on college campuses. It may also look askance at college students who are now asking that trigger warnings be applied to their course materials.. The “trigger warning” below is a quote from Jonathan Rauch, a first amendment scholar and best-selling author who spoke at Chico State in 2016 . Centre College.