What three standards were used to create HFRG techniques? correct answers Tactical, Legal, &
Medical
Definition of survival stress? correct answers Deadly force threat that activates the sympathetic
nervous system
Definition of combat stress? correct answers Mental / psychological symptoms of going from
SNS to PNS "backlash"
Autonomic nervous system has two branches. What are they? correct answers Parasympathetic
Nervous System (PNS) & Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS)
Four triggers that activate SNS are? correct answers Objective threat perceptions, objective fear
perceptions, physical exhaustion, startle response
Physical exhaustion is caused by depletion of this fuel system? correct answers Adenosine
Triphosphate / Phosphocreatine
(ATP/PC)
SNS activation can also cause critical incident amnesia, how does sleep help? correct answers
First sleep period increases recall of events 50-90%, most complete recovery after second sleep
period
Three basic motor skill classifications? correct answers 1. Fine motor skills
2. Complex motor skills
3. Gross motor skills
,What theory states that as stress levels increase, performance deteriorates? correct answers
Inverted U-Law
Perceptions come from what senses? correct answers Sight, sound, taste, touch, smell, & sixth
sense
Where's the first place perceptions are managed? correct answers Short term sensory store
(STSS) receives information and hold the image
Where are perceptions analysed and evaluated and strategy formed? correct answers Short term
memory (STM)
Where does a response strategy have to come from if there is nothing in the STM? correct
answers Long term memory (LTM)
What are the combat variables? correct answers - Mindset
- Nutrition / hydration
- Fitness
- Belief system
What are the two groups of carbohydrates? correct answers 1. Fast burning
2. Slow burning
What are proteins? correct answers Maintain and build muscle used as energy source
What are fats? correct answers A source of energy, slow entry of carbs into bloodstream, make
you feel fuller
, What amount of fluid loss can impair functions and increase fatigue? correct answers 2% of
body weight
Bodies three primary energy systems? correct answers - ATP / PC System
- Lactic acid system
- Aerobic system
What energy levels do you have with ATP / PC system? correct answers 100% max output for
10-15 seconds, then decrease up to 45%
Lactic acid system provides what energy level? correct answers 45 seconds of intermediate
energy after ATP system used up
After 90 seconds the ATP system and then the lactic acid system are used up leaving what
system? correct answers Aerobic system where you are at 31% output
What law states if you have more than one option to select from you reaction time increases?
correct answers Hicks Law
What is definition of reaction time? correct answers Time to see, analyze and initiate physical
response
What is the definition of movement time? correct answers Initiation of motor skill to end
What is the definition of response time? correct answers Reaction time + movement time
What are the 3 relative positions for an Officer? correct answers 1. Avoid inside position (0)
2. Field interview stance (1)
3. Escort and handcuff position (2 1/2)