you have a mind museum? What do you put in your
mind museum? Can you have a non-adventure-based
mind museum?- What is the hottest food you have ever consumed? Most
unusual? Dangerous? What drove you to try these foods?
Did you enjoy the experiences?
Chapter 4
Learning Objectives- Recognize the role of arousal potential, the ability of
an activity to draw one’s attention, in the choice of
activities for high sensation-seekers. - Balance the role of arousal potential with the importance
of experiencing greater focus and self-control through
risky activities. - Understand grit, a “passion and perseverance for a
long-term goal,” as a contributing factor in the
development of the skills required for the complex and
risky activities undertaken by high sensation-seekers. - Appreciate that sensation-seekers are not necessarily
trying to induce a high from stress (through adrenaline),
but instead want to manage and tamper with stress
through skill. - Analyze the role of social media in encouraging high
sensation-seekers. - Consider the implications of improvingthelifeskillsof
agency and emotion regulation through high-risk activities.
Discussion Questions- The cases described in this chapter seem focused on
some of the less tangible benefits of risk-taking. High
sensation-seekers want complex problems that cannot
be solved directly, or that might present unexpected
challenges throughout. What are the life skills honed
by high sensation-seekers beyond simply taking a risk? - The author suggests that high sensation-seekers may
have grit, which is described as “sticking with your
future, day in day out, not just for the week, not just for
the month but for years and working really hard to make
that future a reality.” Would a high sensation-seeker
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