PPCT Complete Questions & Solutions
Correct Questions & Answers!!
What are the three components of acceptability of PPCT - ANSWER 1. legal
2. medical
3. tactical
The most common types of resistance are based on which component of acceptability?
- ANSWER Tactical
Research that determined PPCT was ok legally according to case law was based on
what component of acceptability? - ANSWER Legal
Who developed PPCT? - ANSWER Bruce Case Siddle
When was PPCT developed? - ANSWER March, 1981
What are the philosophies for force/control continuums? - ANSWER 1. Total Control
Theory
2. 1+1 Theory
What are the mental states of combat? - ANSWER 1. Combat Anxiety
2. Survival Stress
3. Combat Stress
What is the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) associated with? - ANSWER Fight or
Flight
What is the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) associated with? - ANSWER Rest
and Digest
What is the balance between the SNS and PNS called? - ANSWER Homeostasis
What are the triggers for the SNS? - ANSWER 1. Objective Threat Perceptions
2. Objective Fear Perceptions
3. Physical Exhaustion
4. Startle Response
Hick's Law states that with each additional response trained towards a stimulus, your
reactionary time will increase by 58% or _______ms - ANSWER 150ms
What are the Combat Performance Variables? - ANSWER 1. Mindset
2. Nutrition & hydration
, 3. Fitness
4. ATP/PC system
5. Lactic Acid System (LAS
6. Aerobic System (AS)
7. Belief System
What are some ways to reduce survival stress? - ANSWER 1. Confidence Factor
2. Motor skill Selections
3. Tactical Breathing
4. Visualization Drills
5. Faith Factor
Defesibility in court is the true effectiveness in court? True or False? - ANSWER True
Which control theory is associated with a training system centered on the use of
intermediate weapons? - ANSWER Total Control Theory
One plus One theory advocates that officers can use one level of force higher than the
level of __________________ used by the subject. - ANSWER resistance
What is the relationship between heart rate and performance called? - ANSWER
Catastrophe Theory or Inverted-U Law
What is the optimal heart rate range for a fight? - ANSWER 115-145 bpm
What are the types of Motor Skills? - ANSWER 1. Fine
2. Complex
3. Gross
How much can vision be reduced in the peripheral field during an incident? - ANSWER
70%
What are the PPCT "principles of controlling resistive behavior"? - ANSWER 1. Pain
Compliance
2. Distraction Techniques
3. Stunning Techniques
4. Balance displacement
5. Motor dysfunction
The use of pain to control resistive behavior is called? - ANSWER Pain Compliance
The stimulation of overwhelming sensory input that is sudden, intense, and unexpected
is called? - ANSWER Stunning Technique
How long does a stunning technique last? - ANSWER 3-7 seconds
Correct Questions & Answers!!
What are the three components of acceptability of PPCT - ANSWER 1. legal
2. medical
3. tactical
The most common types of resistance are based on which component of acceptability?
- ANSWER Tactical
Research that determined PPCT was ok legally according to case law was based on
what component of acceptability? - ANSWER Legal
Who developed PPCT? - ANSWER Bruce Case Siddle
When was PPCT developed? - ANSWER March, 1981
What are the philosophies for force/control continuums? - ANSWER 1. Total Control
Theory
2. 1+1 Theory
What are the mental states of combat? - ANSWER 1. Combat Anxiety
2. Survival Stress
3. Combat Stress
What is the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) associated with? - ANSWER Fight or
Flight
What is the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) associated with? - ANSWER Rest
and Digest
What is the balance between the SNS and PNS called? - ANSWER Homeostasis
What are the triggers for the SNS? - ANSWER 1. Objective Threat Perceptions
2. Objective Fear Perceptions
3. Physical Exhaustion
4. Startle Response
Hick's Law states that with each additional response trained towards a stimulus, your
reactionary time will increase by 58% or _______ms - ANSWER 150ms
What are the Combat Performance Variables? - ANSWER 1. Mindset
2. Nutrition & hydration
, 3. Fitness
4. ATP/PC system
5. Lactic Acid System (LAS
6. Aerobic System (AS)
7. Belief System
What are some ways to reduce survival stress? - ANSWER 1. Confidence Factor
2. Motor skill Selections
3. Tactical Breathing
4. Visualization Drills
5. Faith Factor
Defesibility in court is the true effectiveness in court? True or False? - ANSWER True
Which control theory is associated with a training system centered on the use of
intermediate weapons? - ANSWER Total Control Theory
One plus One theory advocates that officers can use one level of force higher than the
level of __________________ used by the subject. - ANSWER resistance
What is the relationship between heart rate and performance called? - ANSWER
Catastrophe Theory or Inverted-U Law
What is the optimal heart rate range for a fight? - ANSWER 115-145 bpm
What are the types of Motor Skills? - ANSWER 1. Fine
2. Complex
3. Gross
How much can vision be reduced in the peripheral field during an incident? - ANSWER
70%
What are the PPCT "principles of controlling resistive behavior"? - ANSWER 1. Pain
Compliance
2. Distraction Techniques
3. Stunning Techniques
4. Balance displacement
5. Motor dysfunction
The use of pain to control resistive behavior is called? - ANSWER Pain Compliance
The stimulation of overwhelming sensory input that is sudden, intense, and unexpected
is called? - ANSWER Stunning Technique
How long does a stunning technique last? - ANSWER 3-7 seconds
