Kaster's Emotional Journey
1. a. What is emotional flooding? Emotional flooding was described in Teen Drama Overload as the reaction one inhibits when dealing with extreme emotional conflicts. When speaking about emotional flooding, Laura Kastner described it as so, "When we flood, we are having neurons fire in this emotional part of the brain." Emotional flooding tends to cause the "fright-flight-freeze cycle" as described by Teen Drama Overload. This cycle consists of one's heart rate increasing which then results in cognition becoming distorted. With distorted cognition, people begin to simply see things in black and white. This black and white thinking causes for the arguments to further themselves.
b. How does the prefrontal cortex shift in adolescence? …show more content…
Kaster suggested when in distress with your child to stay calm and to tell your child that the consequences can be dealt later on at a more convenient time. Kaster also suggested the child should write a self-reflecting letter to themselves stating what they could have done different or even suggest their own punishment. It was also suggested that they even write an apology to the people they offended and/or hurt. The biological purpose of the discipline technique of the essay is to help the teenagers to engage the "thinking" part of the brain and to deter away from the emotional aspect of the night. The social aspect is to assist in less social conflict within the parent-child …show more content…
My parents had me later in their life and after having two children previously, had worked out what worked best with raising a child. I was never spanked or really punished because I did not misbehave until I was around 13. I can understand what the article is saying about how children are micromanaged and their parents step in at any instance to "save their child" from any issue. This is definitely something that has happened a lot with my parents, but it is a hard thing to criticize because my parents do it simply because they want the best for me and do not want me to have to struggle. It did come to the point where I had to tell my parents that I am becoming an adult and do not need them to micromanage or fix everything for
b. How does the prefrontal cortex shift in adolescence? …show more content…
Kaster suggested when in distress with your child to stay calm and to tell your child that the consequences can be dealt later on at a more convenient time. Kaster also suggested the child should write a self-reflecting letter to themselves stating what they could have done different or even suggest their own punishment. It was also suggested that they even write an apology to the people they offended and/or hurt. The biological purpose of the discipline technique of the essay is to help the teenagers to engage the "thinking" part of the brain and to deter away from the emotional aspect of the night. The social aspect is to assist in less social conflict within the parent-child …show more content…
My parents had me later in their life and after having two children previously, had worked out what worked best with raising a child. I was never spanked or really punished because I did not misbehave until I was around 13. I can understand what the article is saying about how children are micromanaged and their parents step in at any instance to "save their child" from any issue. This is definitely something that has happened a lot with my parents, but it is a hard thing to criticize because my parents do it simply because they want the best for me and do not want me to have to struggle. It did come to the point where I had to tell my parents that I am becoming an adult and do not need them to micromanage or fix everything for