PPCT Practice Test Questions and
Correct Answers
Autonomic nervous system is divided into two branches ✅Parasympathetic nervous
system PNS and sympathetic nervous system SNS
Four situations known to activate SNS ✅Objective threat perceptions, objective fear
perceptions, physical exhaustion, and startle response.
Mental states in combat ✅Combat anxiety, survival stress and combat stress.
Tunnel vision causes reduction in peripheral up to ✅70 percent
Motor skill classifications ✅Fine, complex, and gross
Example if Fine motor skill ✅Require hands/eyes coordination
Example of complex motor skill ✅Involve series of muscle groups in a series of
movements
Example of Gross motor skill ✅Isosceles shooting stance
Inverted U law ✅Relationship between heart rate and performance
Heart range for optimal performance? ✅115 to 145 Bpm
Supplemental for deadly force encounter completed when? ✅After first sleep cycle
Proteins ✅Maintain and build muscle
ATP/PC ✅Small energy bundles stored in muscles that burn out after 10 to 15
seconds
PPCT components of acceptability ✅Tactical, legal, and medical
Hicks Law ✅Reaction time increases by approximately 150 milli sec
Theories of Control two different ones? ✅Total Control Theory and one plus one
One plus one theory ✅Most conservative of the two theories of Control
Levels of Resistance: attitude, appearance, clenching fists ✅Psychological Intimidation
, Levels of Resistance: verbal response unwillingness to follow command ✅Verbal non
compliance
Levels of Resistance: dead weight ✅Passive resistance
Levels of Resistance: pulling or pushing away ✅Defensive resistance
Levels of Resistance: advancing, challenging, punching, kicking ✅Active resistance
Levels of Resistance: great bodily harm/loss of officers life may occur ✅Deadly force
assault
Levels of Control: police officer authority uniformed ✅Officer presence
Levels of Control: commands of direction or arrest ✅Verbal direction
Levels of Control: strength techniques, distraction knee, joint locks, pressure points,
✅Soft empty hand control
Levels of Control: front thrust kick, palm heal, straight punch ✅Hard empty hand
control
Levels of Control: impact weapon ✅Intermediate weapon
Levels of Control: shoot the subject ✅Deadly force
Pain compliance ✅Use of stimulus pain to control resistive behaviour
Stunning ✅Simulation of overwhelming sensory input that is sudden, intense, and
unexpected
Distraction techniques ✅The use of Control techniques that weaken motor action by
changing thought process
Balance displacement ✅The use of Control techniques that displace balance through
the principle of leverage
Motor dysfunction ✅A control striking technique that over stimulates motor nerves
resulting in temp muscle impairment CHARLIE HORSE
Reactionary gap ✅At least six feet
Two tactical reactionary options ✅Penetrate or disengage
Correct Answers
Autonomic nervous system is divided into two branches ✅Parasympathetic nervous
system PNS and sympathetic nervous system SNS
Four situations known to activate SNS ✅Objective threat perceptions, objective fear
perceptions, physical exhaustion, and startle response.
Mental states in combat ✅Combat anxiety, survival stress and combat stress.
Tunnel vision causes reduction in peripheral up to ✅70 percent
Motor skill classifications ✅Fine, complex, and gross
Example if Fine motor skill ✅Require hands/eyes coordination
Example of complex motor skill ✅Involve series of muscle groups in a series of
movements
Example of Gross motor skill ✅Isosceles shooting stance
Inverted U law ✅Relationship between heart rate and performance
Heart range for optimal performance? ✅115 to 145 Bpm
Supplemental for deadly force encounter completed when? ✅After first sleep cycle
Proteins ✅Maintain and build muscle
ATP/PC ✅Small energy bundles stored in muscles that burn out after 10 to 15
seconds
PPCT components of acceptability ✅Tactical, legal, and medical
Hicks Law ✅Reaction time increases by approximately 150 milli sec
Theories of Control two different ones? ✅Total Control Theory and one plus one
One plus one theory ✅Most conservative of the two theories of Control
Levels of Resistance: attitude, appearance, clenching fists ✅Psychological Intimidation
, Levels of Resistance: verbal response unwillingness to follow command ✅Verbal non
compliance
Levels of Resistance: dead weight ✅Passive resistance
Levels of Resistance: pulling or pushing away ✅Defensive resistance
Levels of Resistance: advancing, challenging, punching, kicking ✅Active resistance
Levels of Resistance: great bodily harm/loss of officers life may occur ✅Deadly force
assault
Levels of Control: police officer authority uniformed ✅Officer presence
Levels of Control: commands of direction or arrest ✅Verbal direction
Levels of Control: strength techniques, distraction knee, joint locks, pressure points,
✅Soft empty hand control
Levels of Control: front thrust kick, palm heal, straight punch ✅Hard empty hand
control
Levels of Control: impact weapon ✅Intermediate weapon
Levels of Control: shoot the subject ✅Deadly force
Pain compliance ✅Use of stimulus pain to control resistive behaviour
Stunning ✅Simulation of overwhelming sensory input that is sudden, intense, and
unexpected
Distraction techniques ✅The use of Control techniques that weaken motor action by
changing thought process
Balance displacement ✅The use of Control techniques that displace balance through
the principle of leverage
Motor dysfunction ✅A control striking technique that over stimulates motor nerves
resulting in temp muscle impairment CHARLIE HORSE
Reactionary gap ✅At least six feet
Two tactical reactionary options ✅Penetrate or disengage
