de-escalation

Question 1

Mental Health Crisis

Answer 1

a situation where a person’s behavior puts them at risk of hurting themselves or others

Question 2

DSM-5

Answer 2

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
A behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual. Reflects an underlying psychological dysfunction.

Question 3

Provocation

Answer 3

testing to elicit a particular response or reflex

Question 4

Schizophrenia

Answer 4

a long-term mental disorder of a type involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation

Question 5

Bipolar Disorder

Answer 5

a mental condition of alternating periods of elation and depression

Question 6

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Answer 6

excessive, exaggerated anxiety and worry about everyday life events for no obvious reason

Question 7

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Answer 7

mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock

Question 8

Intermittent Explosive Disorder

Answer 8

repeated, sudden episodes of impulsive, aggressive, violent behavior or angry verbal outbursts

Question 9

Clinical Depression

Answer 9

depression that is a type of mental illness

Question 10

Validation

Answer 10

recognition that a person or their feelings or opinions are valid

Question 11

Substance Abuse

Answer 11

addiction or dependence on addictives

Question 12

Substance Dependence

Answer 12

abuse of drugs or alcohol that continues even when significant problems related to their use have developed

Question 13

Non-Judgemental

Answer 13

to not judge someone’s behavior and being open to other ideas of people

Question 14

Paranoia

Answer 14

intense or fearful feelings

Question 15

Delusion

Answer 15

not being able to tell what is real from what is imagined

Question 16

Hallucination

Answer 16

perception of a nonexistent object or event

Question 17

Empathy

Answer 17

to understand how someone is feeling

Question 18

Reasoning

Answer 18

looking for reasons for beliefs, conclusions, actions or feelings

Question 19

Crisis Intervention

Answer 19

short-term management technique designed to reduce potential permanent damage to an individual affected by a crisis

Question 20

Anxiolytics

Answer 20

tpye of medication that is available on prescription to treat psychosis

Question 21

Antipsychotic Medication

Answer 21

drugs used to prevent anxiety and treat anxiety related to several anxiety disorders

Question 22

Psychiatric Hospital

Answer 22

a hospital to treat mental disorders

Question 23

LOSS Model in Mental Illness

Answer 23

a theory, usually including a mechanism for predicting psychological outcomes, intended to explain specific psychological processes

Question 24

Body Language

Answer 24

nonverbal signals people use to communicate

Question 25

Communication

Answer 25

transmission of information

Question 26

Aggressiveness

Answer 26

range of behaviors that can result in both physical and psychological harm to yourself, others, or objects in the environment

Question 27

Redirection

Answer 27

process by which a therapist or counselor redirects or refocuses a client’s behavior, attention

Question 28

Officer Presence

Answer 28

use of force

Question 29

Reactionary Gap

Answer 29

the distance between you and an unarmed subject during an interview (6 to 8 feet)

Question 30

Empty-Hand Control

Answer 30

Officers use bodily force to gain control of a situation

Question 31

Grappling

Answer 31

To try and solve a problem

Question 32

Joint Lock

Answer 32

where something prevents the joint from moving freely

Question 33

Taser

Answer 33

a weapon firing barbs attached by wires to batteries, causing temporary paralysis

Question 34

OC Spray

Answer 34

Oleoresin capsicum (Pepper Spray)

Question 35

Verbal Judo

Answer 35

gentle yet powerful way of persuasion

Question 36

Less-Lethal Technology

Answer 36

give police an alternative to using other physical force options that potentially are more dangerous to officers and suspects

Question 37

Use of Force Continuum

Answer 37

policies that allow officers to increase the verbal and physical deterrents under specific circumstances

Question 38

Objective Reasonableness

Answer 38

apply to a free citizen’s claim that law enforcement officials used excessive force in the course of making an arrest, investigatory stop