PD 200 - Ryan's Module 3 Test
questions with complete solutions
2025/2026 passed
Stress - correct answer ✔✔response to a real or perceived threat, meant to get people ready
for some kind of action to get them out of danger
Psychophysiology - correct answer ✔✔the study of the interaction between behaviours and
psychological mechanisms and the functioning of the nervous system
Autonomic nervous system - correct answer ✔✔part of peripheral nervous system, that is
responsible for regulating automatic or involuntary functions such as heat rate, blood pressure,
and breathing
Fight- or- flight response - correct answer ✔✔body's response to internal or external stressors.
involves the decision to flee from danger or respond with aggression to protect oneself
Critical incident stress - correct answer ✔✔refers to the psychophysiological, psychological,
physical and emotional reactions that may occur in an individual who has been involved in a
traumatic incident
Suicide by cop - correct answer ✔✔refers to a situation in which a person wishing to die places
an officer in a life-threatening situation in order to force the officer to use deadly force to
protect themselves or other individuals
Tired cop syndrome - correct answer ✔✔refers to the level of fatigue similar to jet-leg due to
shift work that is experienced by police officers
, post-traumatic stress disorder -P.T.S.D. - correct answer ✔✔is a mental disorder involving
exposure to a traumatic event that results in severe and intrusive anxiety and fear-related
symptoms.
Secondary traumatic stress - S.T.S. - correct answer ✔✔a set of psychological symptoms that
mimic post-traumatic stress disorder but is acquired through secondary exposure to traumatic
events, can be anyone
Badge of life - correct answer ✔✔a North American police mental health organization
Emotional self-care training - correct answer ✔✔a training program designed to teach all
officers general coping strategies and stress relief practices
Psychological services - correct answer ✔✔is to assess and assist with mental health functioning
and ensure officers can perform their duties both safely and effectively
Fitness-for-duty evaluations - correct answer ✔✔is an investigation of an officer's emotional
stability following a traumatic event, or a complaint lodged against them by another officer or
civilian.
Critical Incident Stress Management - C.I.S.M. - correct answer ✔✔approach to psychological
interventions employed by police services for officers experiencing critical stress and is a form of
debriefing or mental health first aid
Symptoms of P.T.S.D. - correct answer ✔✔Intrusion, Avoidance, Negative alteration in thought
and moods, Alterations in arousal and reactivity to external categories
Police officers' mental health challenges stem from 2 sources - correct answer ✔✔occupational
stress, police subculture
questions with complete solutions
2025/2026 passed
Stress - correct answer ✔✔response to a real or perceived threat, meant to get people ready
for some kind of action to get them out of danger
Psychophysiology - correct answer ✔✔the study of the interaction between behaviours and
psychological mechanisms and the functioning of the nervous system
Autonomic nervous system - correct answer ✔✔part of peripheral nervous system, that is
responsible for regulating automatic or involuntary functions such as heat rate, blood pressure,
and breathing
Fight- or- flight response - correct answer ✔✔body's response to internal or external stressors.
involves the decision to flee from danger or respond with aggression to protect oneself
Critical incident stress - correct answer ✔✔refers to the psychophysiological, psychological,
physical and emotional reactions that may occur in an individual who has been involved in a
traumatic incident
Suicide by cop - correct answer ✔✔refers to a situation in which a person wishing to die places
an officer in a life-threatening situation in order to force the officer to use deadly force to
protect themselves or other individuals
Tired cop syndrome - correct answer ✔✔refers to the level of fatigue similar to jet-leg due to
shift work that is experienced by police officers
, post-traumatic stress disorder -P.T.S.D. - correct answer ✔✔is a mental disorder involving
exposure to a traumatic event that results in severe and intrusive anxiety and fear-related
symptoms.
Secondary traumatic stress - S.T.S. - correct answer ✔✔a set of psychological symptoms that
mimic post-traumatic stress disorder but is acquired through secondary exposure to traumatic
events, can be anyone
Badge of life - correct answer ✔✔a North American police mental health organization
Emotional self-care training - correct answer ✔✔a training program designed to teach all
officers general coping strategies and stress relief practices
Psychological services - correct answer ✔✔is to assess and assist with mental health functioning
and ensure officers can perform their duties both safely and effectively
Fitness-for-duty evaluations - correct answer ✔✔is an investigation of an officer's emotional
stability following a traumatic event, or a complaint lodged against them by another officer or
civilian.
Critical Incident Stress Management - C.I.S.M. - correct answer ✔✔approach to psychological
interventions employed by police services for officers experiencing critical stress and is a form of
debriefing or mental health first aid
Symptoms of P.T.S.D. - correct answer ✔✔Intrusion, Avoidance, Negative alteration in thought
and moods, Alterations in arousal and reactivity to external categories
Police officers' mental health challenges stem from 2 sources - correct answer ✔✔occupational
stress, police subculture
