DEFENSIVE TACTICS EXAM 3
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Is the subject verbally or physically resisting my lawful
authority?
Is the subject making attacking movements that are not
likely to cause death or great bodily harm?
Is the subject making attacking movements that are likely
to cause death or great bodily harm?
Subject Resistance
What subject factors influence this situation? Weapon?
Physical size? Demeanor? Others?
What officer factors influence this situation? Training?
Experience? Physical size? Others?
What environmental factors influence this situation?
Weather? Location? Presence of others?
situational factors
Were my actions reasonable based on the subject's
resistance and the totality of the circumstances? Am I
able to articulate the reasons for my actions? Was I in
compliance with constitutional and state laws, agency
policy, and training?
justification
Can I physically control the subject?
Could I use a nonlethal weapon not meant to cause
death or great bodily harm?
Is deadly force the appropriate option to prevent death or
great bodily harm to myself or others?
,officers response
_____, sometimes called fear-induced stress, is stress caused by hormonal
changes brought on by a perception of danger. The hormones cause an elevated heart
rate that affects an officer's cognitive decision making skills . There are four instinctual
reactions to fear-induced stress: fight, flight, posture, and submit.
Survival stress
There are four instinctual reactions to fear-induced stress: what are they?
1.fight,
2. flight,
3. posture, and
4.submit
During an encounter, survival stress occurs in both subject and officer. Some subjects
may fight or flee, but some decide to do what an officer tells them (submit). Some
react verbally and physically as if they may resist (____) until the moment of truth.
Then, they submit, fight, or flee.
(posturing)
A subject may demonstrate______when an officer gives him a command.The subject
expands his chest and begins to speak loudly, shouting, "You're not taking me!"He
strikes his chest with his open hands while stepping back and forth, side to side as he yells
the same words over and over. When the officer displays a higher level of force or backup
officers arrive, the subject may back down and follow the officer's verbal directions with
no force used. If the subject does not submit to the officer's authority, this______ may
be a precursor to a fight or an indication that the subject is preparing to
run. posturing
When an officer is in a physically or emotionally threatening situation, the officer's body
adapts to help him or her react more effectively to the threat by releasing_____and_____.
By knowing this, the officer is better prepared to respond and to
recognize his or her body's changes in response to trauma and other incidents of injury.
,1. adrenaline
2.and other hormones
An officer should be aware of certain changes that occur to the body during and after
survival stress including,,what are the five terms?
1. physiological changes,
2. motor performance changes,
3. visual performance changes,
4.cognitive changes, and
5. critical incident amnesia
The heart rate and respiration increase.
Vascular flow moves away from the extremities. The body pulls the blood away from
the arms and legs into the torso.This keeps the blood near vital organs in case
of emergency and also protects the arms and legs (our weapons) from losing too
much blood in case of injury.
Hearing is diminished—this is known as _______?there are two terms.
1.Physiological Changes
2.auditory exclusion.
Hearing is diminished—this is known as _______?
auditory exclusion
There is a loss of fine motor skills at a heart rate of approximately 115 beats per
minute. __________ refer to the muscle control required to make small, precise
movements, such as unlocking handcuffs with a key.
(Motor Performance Changes)
answer----Fine motor skills
There is a loss of fine motor skills at a heart rate of approximately _____ beats per
minute
115
, _________skills are enhanced as the heart rate reaches 150 beats per minute. ________ are
the movements of the large or major muscles of the body, such as running, punching, or
kicking.it is one term
Gross motor skills
gross motor skills are enhanced as the heart rate reaches _____ beats per minute.
150
There is a loss of________skills at a heart rate of approximately 145 beats per minute.
_______ skills combine fine and gross motor skills using hand and eye coordination timed
to a single
event, such as when driving a vehicle.one term?
complex motor skills
There is a loss of complex motor skills at a heart rate of approximately_____ beats per
minute
145
______ skill breakdown may occur when the heart rate exceeds ____ beats per minute.
There may be an increase in strength and speed for a short period of time.
The heart rate may spike during a violent encounter to well over ____beats per minute.
what are the two terms?
1.Catastrophic motor skill
2.175
3.200
_______ is dominant. Both eyes remain open and it is very difficult to close just one eye.
There is a loss of peripheral vision and depth perception; this is known as_______.
There is a loss of near vision.This is one reason that most officers involved in
shootings never see the sights
of their firearms. Physiologically, it is nearly impossible to focus.there are two term
answers what are they?
QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Is the subject verbally or physically resisting my lawful
authority?
Is the subject making attacking movements that are not
likely to cause death or great bodily harm?
Is the subject making attacking movements that are likely
to cause death or great bodily harm?
Subject Resistance
What subject factors influence this situation? Weapon?
Physical size? Demeanor? Others?
What officer factors influence this situation? Training?
Experience? Physical size? Others?
What environmental factors influence this situation?
Weather? Location? Presence of others?
situational factors
Were my actions reasonable based on the subject's
resistance and the totality of the circumstances? Am I
able to articulate the reasons for my actions? Was I in
compliance with constitutional and state laws, agency
policy, and training?
justification
Can I physically control the subject?
Could I use a nonlethal weapon not meant to cause
death or great bodily harm?
Is deadly force the appropriate option to prevent death or
great bodily harm to myself or others?
,officers response
_____, sometimes called fear-induced stress, is stress caused by hormonal
changes brought on by a perception of danger. The hormones cause an elevated heart
rate that affects an officer's cognitive decision making skills . There are four instinctual
reactions to fear-induced stress: fight, flight, posture, and submit.
Survival stress
There are four instinctual reactions to fear-induced stress: what are they?
1.fight,
2. flight,
3. posture, and
4.submit
During an encounter, survival stress occurs in both subject and officer. Some subjects
may fight or flee, but some decide to do what an officer tells them (submit). Some
react verbally and physically as if they may resist (____) until the moment of truth.
Then, they submit, fight, or flee.
(posturing)
A subject may demonstrate______when an officer gives him a command.The subject
expands his chest and begins to speak loudly, shouting, "You're not taking me!"He
strikes his chest with his open hands while stepping back and forth, side to side as he yells
the same words over and over. When the officer displays a higher level of force or backup
officers arrive, the subject may back down and follow the officer's verbal directions with
no force used. If the subject does not submit to the officer's authority, this______ may
be a precursor to a fight or an indication that the subject is preparing to
run. posturing
When an officer is in a physically or emotionally threatening situation, the officer's body
adapts to help him or her react more effectively to the threat by releasing_____and_____.
By knowing this, the officer is better prepared to respond and to
recognize his or her body's changes in response to trauma and other incidents of injury.
,1. adrenaline
2.and other hormones
An officer should be aware of certain changes that occur to the body during and after
survival stress including,,what are the five terms?
1. physiological changes,
2. motor performance changes,
3. visual performance changes,
4.cognitive changes, and
5. critical incident amnesia
The heart rate and respiration increase.
Vascular flow moves away from the extremities. The body pulls the blood away from
the arms and legs into the torso.This keeps the blood near vital organs in case
of emergency and also protects the arms and legs (our weapons) from losing too
much blood in case of injury.
Hearing is diminished—this is known as _______?there are two terms.
1.Physiological Changes
2.auditory exclusion.
Hearing is diminished—this is known as _______?
auditory exclusion
There is a loss of fine motor skills at a heart rate of approximately 115 beats per
minute. __________ refer to the muscle control required to make small, precise
movements, such as unlocking handcuffs with a key.
(Motor Performance Changes)
answer----Fine motor skills
There is a loss of fine motor skills at a heart rate of approximately _____ beats per
minute
115
, _________skills are enhanced as the heart rate reaches 150 beats per minute. ________ are
the movements of the large or major muscles of the body, such as running, punching, or
kicking.it is one term
Gross motor skills
gross motor skills are enhanced as the heart rate reaches _____ beats per minute.
150
There is a loss of________skills at a heart rate of approximately 145 beats per minute.
_______ skills combine fine and gross motor skills using hand and eye coordination timed
to a single
event, such as when driving a vehicle.one term?
complex motor skills
There is a loss of complex motor skills at a heart rate of approximately_____ beats per
minute
145
______ skill breakdown may occur when the heart rate exceeds ____ beats per minute.
There may be an increase in strength and speed for a short period of time.
The heart rate may spike during a violent encounter to well over ____beats per minute.
what are the two terms?
1.Catastrophic motor skill
2.175
3.200
_______ is dominant. Both eyes remain open and it is very difficult to close just one eye.
There is a loss of peripheral vision and depth perception; this is known as_______.
There is a loss of near vision.This is one reason that most officers involved in
shootings never see the sights
of their firearms. Physiologically, it is nearly impossible to focus.there are two term
answers what are they?
