Emotional Survival Flashcards

0
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Perception is driven by ? and ? demands

A

Physiological and psychological demands

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1
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Idealistic recruits can become?

A

Cynical veterans

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2
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? Is the greatest determinate in officer deaths

A

Suicide. (37%)

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3
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Crisis management can take inform of ? of responsibility

A

Avoidance

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4
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A world view based on a threat based BIOLOGICALLY driven perspective in which everyday events unfolds potentially dangerous

A

Hypervigilance

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5
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The ?? System of the human brain determines ones state of awareness

A

Reticular Activating System (RAS)

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6
Q

Heightened awareness stresses the autonomic nervous system by?

A

Increasing blood pressure
Respiration
Body temp and other functions

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7
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Recovery from hyper vigilance normally takes ? hours

A

18-24 hours

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8
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Physically exhausted officers fall into their ?chair

A

Magic Chair, and withdraw into themselves

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9
Q

The biological condition of Hypervigilance is mistakenly interpreted as a ? state

A

Mental state

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10
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The ? Syndrome is is a loss of interest in hobbies or recreational activities

A

I Usta Syndrome

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11
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The more one feels out of control the greater the chance officers see themselves as?

A

Victims

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12
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Core “ guardian / protector “ values of duty, honor,etc are challenged when one becomes a

A

Helpless Victim

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13
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Situational based ? values are substituted that allow for justification of negative behavior

A

Trader values

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14
Q

Acts of omission become acts of?

A

Commission

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15
Q

Move from victim orientation to to ? Orientation

A

Survival orientation. ( I have control over my personal life)

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16
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?? Syndrome is a general reaction to external stimuli

A

General adaptation syndrome. (GAS)

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17
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G A S consists of three phases

A

Alarm reaction
Resistance
Exhaustion

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18
Q

The first cost of law enforcement career is?

A

Old friendships

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19
Q

A major goal for new officers in the first 1-2 years is

A

Being a vested and trusted

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20
Q

Career begins with enthusiasm.
Idealism becomes ?
Optimism becomes ?

A

Cynicism

Pessimism

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21
Q

Most basic necessity of officer safety is ?

A

Training

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22
Q

Number 1 priority is to ?

A

Stay alive so you can go home

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23
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Officer suicides were more than ? times felony death rates in the 90’s

A

4 times

24
Q

Suicides with cops are ? times the national average

A

3 times

25
Q

37 % of officer deaths are ?

A

Suicides

26
Q

Agencies tend to deal with symptoms but not the ?

A

Root problem

27
Q

Cops label things as ? when they don’t agree with the event around them

A

Bullshit

28
Q

The source of all the bullshit is the ?

A

Assholes

29
Q

Early in career the feelings of jeopardy come from the streets. Later in the career the feelings of jeopardy come from ?

A

Management

30
Q

The ?? System determines brain levels of alertness

A

RAS. Reticular Activating System

31
Q

The ?? System controls the bodies internal organs and automatic functions …pulse , respiration etc.

A

ANS

Autonomic Nervous System

32
Q

The? Is the on duty branch of the nervous system

A

Sympathetic . Increases survival through heightened functions

33
Q

The ?branch controls off duty life

A

Parasympathetic. Opposite reaction from on duty

34
Q

There are ? warning signs of hyper - vigilance

A
7 . 
Social isolation at home
No non police conversation
Reduced interaction with non police friends
Procrastination in decision making off duty
Infidelity
Non involvement in children's needs
I Usta Syndrome
35
Q

The first victim of the Hypervigilance roller coaster is ?

A

The officer himself

36
Q

Control over sense of your own life is?

A

Autonomy

37
Q

Physchological dysfunction has two components ?

A

High Demand and Low Control

38
Q

The pace where officers have TOTAl control is ?

A

The bottom half of the roller coaster

OFF DUTY!!,

39
Q

Victims focus on what they do not control. Survivors focus on wat they

A

Control

40
Q

First victim of roller coaster is police officer. The 2nd victim is ?

A

The career itself

41
Q

? Is the most damaging attribute.

A

Entitlement. Permits officers to rationalize their bad behavior

42
Q

Lifetime core values become ? values when officers when officer perceives himself as victim

A

Situational values

43
Q

Survivors focus on ?

A

Events they can control

44
Q

The biological balancing phenomena that turns the person who been experiencing the hyper-vigilance reaction on duty into the person experiencing the direct opposite reaction off duty is:

A

Biological homeostasis

45
Q

This is a verbal non response to the person who is trying to engage the officer in a personal conversation

A

” nonsense transmission”

46
Q

The socialization process by which officers interact by telling war stories is called

A

Adrenal masturbation

47
Q

Which kind of officer is prone to experience the effects of Hypervigilance? Good or bad officers?

A

The best officers- the ones practicing the best Hypervigilance and officer safety

48
Q

Who is first VICTIM of the roller coaster dynamic ?

A

The officer

49
Q

An indication of significant overidentication with the police role is the expression:

A

” I am a cop”

50
Q

Officers control 100% of their ?

A

Integrity and professionalism

51
Q

People who have control taken away from them are described as

A

Victims

52
Q

The first victims of the roller coaster are the police officer and his family . The second victim is the

A

Career itself

53
Q

Officers who perceive themselves as victims make decisions that are potentially contaminated by a ? tint

A

Victim tint

54
Q

One of the most damaging traits to law enforcement is the internalized sense of?

A

Entititlement

55
Q

Core values become ? values

A

Situational

56
Q

The two cornerstones of ethical law enforcement are

A

Loyalty

Integrity

57
Q

A reactive orientation, which is essential for street survival , can be lethal to

A

Personal relationships