PPCT Test | 99 Complete Questions and Answers
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Four specific triggers activate the SNS - ANSWER Objective threat perceptions,
objective fear perceptions, physical exhaustion, and startle response
Objective threat perceptions - ANSWER Include the fact that the threat is
within close proximity, the time needed to control the threat is minimal, the
person is not confident with his/her abilities, or the fact that the threat perception
is a new experience
Objective fear perception - ANSWER Include a person having fear of death,
injury, killing, incorrect decision-making failure, or simply fear itself
Physical exhaustion - ANSWER Caused by either depletion of the Adenosine
Triphosphate/Phosphocreatin (ATP) fuel system or inadequate nutrition, can
activate the SNS. It has been noted that many officers will escalate their use of
force upon becoming exhausted
Startle response - ANSWER Athropologists believe that early man was
principally a scavenger and not a predator. Early man would have been hunted by
saber-tooth cats, lions, leopards, and bears. Early man would have been man-the
hunted
There are three basic motor skill classifications - ANSWER Fine, complex, and
gross
Fine motor skills - ANSWER Are those skills that require hand/eye coordination
and hand dexterity. When the heart rate reaches approximately 115 BPM,
, vasoconstriction in the fingers and hands effect the dexterity required to perform
fine motor skills.
Complex motor skills - ANSWER Are those skills that involve a series of muscle
groups in a series of movements requiring hand/eye coordination, precision,
tracking, and timing (i.e. Weaver Stance). At approximately 145 BPM, this motor
skill begins to deteriorate.
Gross motor skills - ANSWER Are those skills that involve large muscle or major
muscle groups. Examples of a this skill include simple actions such as a straight
punch, a forward baton strike, or the isosceles shooting stance. Approximately
115-145 BPM
Inverted-U - ANSWER Proposes that performance will gradually deteriorate as
stress (arousal) increases
The human body relies primarily on three energy systems - ANSWER the
Adenosine Triphosphate/Phosphocreatine (ATP/PC system), the lactic acid system,
and the aerobic system
ATP/PC System - ANSWER Consists of small energy bundles that are stored in
the muscles. When this system is engaged, the officer is able to perform at 100%
of his/her maximum output. The system burns out after 10-15 seconds, at that
time the officer can expect to have a 45% decrease in maximum output
Lactic Acid System - ANSWER This fuel system does not burn as hot as the ATP
system, but will provide about 45 seconds of intermediate strength and
endurance. Once this system is engaged, the officer's strength level will reduce to
100% Correct | Latest Update 2024
Four specific triggers activate the SNS - ANSWER Objective threat perceptions,
objective fear perceptions, physical exhaustion, and startle response
Objective threat perceptions - ANSWER Include the fact that the threat is
within close proximity, the time needed to control the threat is minimal, the
person is not confident with his/her abilities, or the fact that the threat perception
is a new experience
Objective fear perception - ANSWER Include a person having fear of death,
injury, killing, incorrect decision-making failure, or simply fear itself
Physical exhaustion - ANSWER Caused by either depletion of the Adenosine
Triphosphate/Phosphocreatin (ATP) fuel system or inadequate nutrition, can
activate the SNS. It has been noted that many officers will escalate their use of
force upon becoming exhausted
Startle response - ANSWER Athropologists believe that early man was
principally a scavenger and not a predator. Early man would have been hunted by
saber-tooth cats, lions, leopards, and bears. Early man would have been man-the
hunted
There are three basic motor skill classifications - ANSWER Fine, complex, and
gross
Fine motor skills - ANSWER Are those skills that require hand/eye coordination
and hand dexterity. When the heart rate reaches approximately 115 BPM,
, vasoconstriction in the fingers and hands effect the dexterity required to perform
fine motor skills.
Complex motor skills - ANSWER Are those skills that involve a series of muscle
groups in a series of movements requiring hand/eye coordination, precision,
tracking, and timing (i.e. Weaver Stance). At approximately 145 BPM, this motor
skill begins to deteriorate.
Gross motor skills - ANSWER Are those skills that involve large muscle or major
muscle groups. Examples of a this skill include simple actions such as a straight
punch, a forward baton strike, or the isosceles shooting stance. Approximately
115-145 BPM
Inverted-U - ANSWER Proposes that performance will gradually deteriorate as
stress (arousal) increases
The human body relies primarily on three energy systems - ANSWER the
Adenosine Triphosphate/Phosphocreatine (ATP/PC system), the lactic acid system,
and the aerobic system
ATP/PC System - ANSWER Consists of small energy bundles that are stored in
the muscles. When this system is engaged, the officer is able to perform at 100%
of his/her maximum output. The system burns out after 10-15 seconds, at that
time the officer can expect to have a 45% decrease in maximum output
Lactic Acid System - ANSWER This fuel system does not burn as hot as the ATP
system, but will provide about 45 seconds of intermediate strength and
endurance. Once this system is engaged, the officer's strength level will reduce to
