PPCT HFRG EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
What are the mental states in combat? -Answer Combat anxiety, survival stress, and
combat stress
What does PNS stand for? -Answer Parasympathetic Nervous System
What does SNS stand for? -Answer Sympathetic Nervous System
What is combat anxiety? -Answer The anticipation of danger
What is survival stress? -Answer A deadly force threat perception that initiates the SNS
discharge
What does combat stress deal with? - Answer The post event mental & psychological
symptoms that result of the SNS activation and the sudden return to the PNS.
What does ANS stand for? - Answer Autonomic Nervous System
The two branches of the ANS system? - Answer SNS & PNS
SNS triggers(4)? - Answer Objective threat perceptions, objective fear perceptions,
physical exhaustion, and startle response
Physiological changes caused by SNS activation? - Answer Adrenal activity and
vascular activity
What is perceptual narrowing? - Answer Selective attention
, Describe the three motor skill classifications? - Answer Fine, complex, and gross
What are the three energy systems in the body? - Answer The adenosine
triphosphate/phosphocreatine(ATP/PC system), the lactic acid system, and the aerobic
system
What methods are used to reduce survival stress? -Answer Confidence factor, motor
skill selection, tactical breathing, visualization drills and faith factor
What is critical incident amnesia? -Answer A type of temporary amnesia following a SNS
mass discharge
What are the three factors of acceptability? -Answer Tactical, legal, medical
What two philosophies are there for force/control continuums? -Answer The total
control theory and the one-plus-one theory
Levels of resistance? - Answer Psychological intimidation, verbal noncompliance,
passive resistance, defensive resistance, active aggression, deadly force assault
What are the levels of control? - Answer Officer presence, verbal direction, soft empty
hand, hard empty hand, intermediate weapon, deadly force
Identify variables that affect the use of force? - Answer Type of crime, size of officer v,
subject, exigent conditions, number of officers, number of subjects involved, backup
availability, drugs involved, weather conditions, distance for contact, criminal
background
Identify the elements of reporting force? - Answer Officer(s) arrival, approach,
subject(s) actions, officer(s) actions, and transport procedure
What are the mental states in combat? -Answer Combat anxiety, survival stress, and
combat stress
What does PNS stand for? -Answer Parasympathetic Nervous System
What does SNS stand for? -Answer Sympathetic Nervous System
What is combat anxiety? -Answer The anticipation of danger
What is survival stress? -Answer A deadly force threat perception that initiates the SNS
discharge
What does combat stress deal with? - Answer The post event mental & psychological
symptoms that result of the SNS activation and the sudden return to the PNS.
What does ANS stand for? - Answer Autonomic Nervous System
The two branches of the ANS system? - Answer SNS & PNS
SNS triggers(4)? - Answer Objective threat perceptions, objective fear perceptions,
physical exhaustion, and startle response
Physiological changes caused by SNS activation? - Answer Adrenal activity and
vascular activity
What is perceptual narrowing? - Answer Selective attention
, Describe the three motor skill classifications? - Answer Fine, complex, and gross
What are the three energy systems in the body? - Answer The adenosine
triphosphate/phosphocreatine(ATP/PC system), the lactic acid system, and the aerobic
system
What methods are used to reduce survival stress? -Answer Confidence factor, motor
skill selection, tactical breathing, visualization drills and faith factor
What is critical incident amnesia? -Answer A type of temporary amnesia following a SNS
mass discharge
What are the three factors of acceptability? -Answer Tactical, legal, medical
What two philosophies are there for force/control continuums? -Answer The total
control theory and the one-plus-one theory
Levels of resistance? - Answer Psychological intimidation, verbal noncompliance,
passive resistance, defensive resistance, active aggression, deadly force assault
What are the levels of control? - Answer Officer presence, verbal direction, soft empty
hand, hard empty hand, intermediate weapon, deadly force
Identify variables that affect the use of force? - Answer Type of crime, size of officer v,
subject, exigent conditions, number of officers, number of subjects involved, backup
availability, drugs involved, weather conditions, distance for contact, criminal
background
Identify the elements of reporting force? - Answer Officer(s) arrival, approach,
subject(s) actions, officer(s) actions, and transport procedure
