PPCT HFRG EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is critical incident amnesia?
Type of temporary amnesia following a traumatic experience Due to an SNS Mass
discharge
HFRG SYSTEM has what design methodology?
1: Tactical Research
2: Survival Stress research
3: Legal Research
4: Medical Research
5: Motor Learning Research
List the mental states in combat?
Combat anxiety-The perception of the threat
survival stress- A deadly force threat perception that triggers the SNS discharge
Combat stress- The post event mental & psychological symptoms that result of the SNS
activation and the sudden return to the PNS.
What does PNS stand for?
Parasympathetic Nervous System
What does SNS stand for?
Sympathetic Nervous System
What does ANS stand for?
Autonomic Nervous System
The two branches of the ANS system?
SNS (Fight or flight) & PNS (Rest and digest)
, 4 SNS Activation Triggers
-Objective threat perceptions
-objective fear perceptions
-physical exhaustion
-and startle response
Physiological changes caused by SNS activation?
Negative stress:
- flight or fight
- blood pressure rises, heart rate increases and force of contractions increase, pupils
dilate, digestion rate slows.
What is perceptual narrowing?
The tendency of the perceptual field to "narrow"; also know as tunnel vision or "weapon
focus" in police work
Describe the three motor skill classifications?
Fine- Begins to deteriorate at 115 bpm
complex- Begins to deteriorate at 145 bpm
gross- Increases in effectiveness as heart rate increases
What are the three energy systems in the body?
-adinosine triphosphate/phosphocreatine(ATP/PC system)- 10-15 seconds burn time
-lactic acid system- Kicks in at 45 seconds
-aerobic system- Kicks in at 90 seconds
What methods are used to reduce survival stress?
Confidence factor
-motor skill selection
What is critical incident amnesia?
Type of temporary amnesia following a traumatic experience Due to an SNS Mass
discharge
HFRG SYSTEM has what design methodology?
1: Tactical Research
2: Survival Stress research
3: Legal Research
4: Medical Research
5: Motor Learning Research
List the mental states in combat?
Combat anxiety-The perception of the threat
survival stress- A deadly force threat perception that triggers the SNS discharge
Combat stress- The post event mental & psychological symptoms that result of the SNS
activation and the sudden return to the PNS.
What does PNS stand for?
Parasympathetic Nervous System
What does SNS stand for?
Sympathetic Nervous System
What does ANS stand for?
Autonomic Nervous System
The two branches of the ANS system?
SNS (Fight or flight) & PNS (Rest and digest)
, 4 SNS Activation Triggers
-Objective threat perceptions
-objective fear perceptions
-physical exhaustion
-and startle response
Physiological changes caused by SNS activation?
Negative stress:
- flight or fight
- blood pressure rises, heart rate increases and force of contractions increase, pupils
dilate, digestion rate slows.
What is perceptual narrowing?
The tendency of the perceptual field to "narrow"; also know as tunnel vision or "weapon
focus" in police work
Describe the three motor skill classifications?
Fine- Begins to deteriorate at 115 bpm
complex- Begins to deteriorate at 145 bpm
gross- Increases in effectiveness as heart rate increases
What are the three energy systems in the body?
-adinosine triphosphate/phosphocreatine(ATP/PC system)- 10-15 seconds burn time
-lactic acid system- Kicks in at 45 seconds
-aerobic system- Kicks in at 90 seconds
What methods are used to reduce survival stress?
Confidence factor
-motor skill selection
