Test Bank For Police Administration 10th Edition By Gary W.
Cordner 9781138389168 Chapter 1-15 Complete Guide .
Anything that places an adjustive demand on an organism - ANSWER: stress
Who pioneered the physiological investigation of stress - ANSWER: Hans Selye
This describes how stress on the biological level can incapacitate an individual - ANSWER: General
adaption syndrome
3 stages of physiological reaction to a wide variety of stressors - ANSWER: alarm
resistance
exhaustion
Emergency reaction is exemplified on the animal level by the so called fight or flight - ANSWER: alarm
Bodily resources are mobilized to deal with the specific stressors, and adaption is optimal - ANSWER:
resistance stage
Point where the body is no longer capable of maintaining resistance - ANSWER: exhaustion stage
Persistent, chronic, low grade stressors such as tension dealing with unpleasant people or working
about bills. These chronic stressors, like sudden and acute stressors can affect the most common and
lethal form of heart disease - ANSWER: atherosclerosis "hardening" of the coronary arteries
What are the most common trigger for sudden death for men and woman - ANSWER: Major loss of a
spouse or self esteem-women
Sudden danger- men
constant companion for LEO
Workaholics are a key contributor to the unhealthy family patterns such as - ANSWER: grown up in a
dysfunctional family system
feel dominant and in control
addictions
emotionally crippled
Police stress survey resulted in the single most potent stressor - ANSWER: was killing someone in the
line of duty 79.38%
killing of a fellow officer 76.38%
Natural adaptive defensive reactions of an organism under extreme emergency stress - ANSWER:
Distortions in time perception
Sensory distortions
Sense of helplessness
Disturbances in memory
5 basic phases of post shooting reaction - ANSWER: 1. Concern about being able to pull the trigger
2. actual killing experience
3. exhilaration
4. Recoil, remorse, nausea
5. rationalization and acceptance
The international association of chiefs of police police psychological services provided what guidelines
for post shooting interviews - ANSWER: investigators should give officers time to recover after the
incident before they conduct detailed interviews with recovery time of a few hours to overnight
Cordner 9781138389168 Chapter 1-15 Complete Guide .
Anything that places an adjustive demand on an organism - ANSWER: stress
Who pioneered the physiological investigation of stress - ANSWER: Hans Selye
This describes how stress on the biological level can incapacitate an individual - ANSWER: General
adaption syndrome
3 stages of physiological reaction to a wide variety of stressors - ANSWER: alarm
resistance
exhaustion
Emergency reaction is exemplified on the animal level by the so called fight or flight - ANSWER: alarm
Bodily resources are mobilized to deal with the specific stressors, and adaption is optimal - ANSWER:
resistance stage
Point where the body is no longer capable of maintaining resistance - ANSWER: exhaustion stage
Persistent, chronic, low grade stressors such as tension dealing with unpleasant people or working
about bills. These chronic stressors, like sudden and acute stressors can affect the most common and
lethal form of heart disease - ANSWER: atherosclerosis "hardening" of the coronary arteries
What are the most common trigger for sudden death for men and woman - ANSWER: Major loss of a
spouse or self esteem-women
Sudden danger- men
constant companion for LEO
Workaholics are a key contributor to the unhealthy family patterns such as - ANSWER: grown up in a
dysfunctional family system
feel dominant and in control
addictions
emotionally crippled
Police stress survey resulted in the single most potent stressor - ANSWER: was killing someone in the
line of duty 79.38%
killing of a fellow officer 76.38%
Natural adaptive defensive reactions of an organism under extreme emergency stress - ANSWER:
Distortions in time perception
Sensory distortions
Sense of helplessness
Disturbances in memory
5 basic phases of post shooting reaction - ANSWER: 1. Concern about being able to pull the trigger
2. actual killing experience
3. exhilaration
4. Recoil, remorse, nausea
5. rationalization and acceptance
The international association of chiefs of police police psychological services provided what guidelines
for post shooting interviews - ANSWER: investigators should give officers time to recover after the
incident before they conduct detailed interviews with recovery time of a few hours to overnight
