TLETA WEEK 7 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

TLETA WEEK 7 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS The average life expectancy for LE is _____ years below the national average - Answer ️️ - 14.9 Drug and substance abuse by LE range between ____ & ____ % compared to 10% average - Answer ️️ -20 & 30 % What weight approximately 2oz but requires strength and training to carry for which few are trained? - Answer ️️ -A badge Vast majority of issues can be attributed to one of two aspects of the LE profession : - Answer ️️ -- Stress - Persona The average Officer over a 25 year career will divorce how many times? - Answer ️️ -3 Stress is defined by Merriam-Webster as: - Answer ️️ -A physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation. Persona - Answer ️️ -LE changes a person usually *without conscious knowledge of the change* What is one way to not let this job change us? - Answer ️️ -Learn from your mistakes Identify phases of a Critical Incident - Answer ️️ -- Event - shock - stress comedown - denial - emotional arousal - hyper - feeling of isolation - heightened sensitivity - preoccupied with event Examples of a critical incident include : - Answer ️️ -- LODD of a close friend or coworker - accidental or non death of a child - OFC involved shooting or taking a life - LOD related injury ie. shot, stabbed - fatality accidents - pursuit of an armed suspect - hostage situation - losing negotiation - suicide of fellow OFC What is one way to calm yourself down in a stressful situation? - Answer ️️ -Talk to yourself, it means you are breathing Dr. Hans Selye defines stress as - Answer ️️ -nonspecific response of the body to any demands made on it that which causes a person anxiety General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - Answer ️️ -Seyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and exhaustion Hypervigilant Rollercoaster - Answer ️️ -Alive, Alert, Energetic, Involved Two branches of the Autonomic Nervous System - Answer ️️ -parasympathetic and sympathetic Parasympathetic - Answer ️️ -Dominant during no stress, controls visual acuity, cognitive processing and fine motor skills Sympathetic - Answer ️️ -Activated automatically, enables Fight or Flight 3 stages of General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) - Answer ️️ -alarm, resistance, exhaustion Diseases of adaptation: - Answer ️️ -illnesses that are caused or worsened by stressors (heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, cancer, depression) The BIG LIE - Answer ️️ -Second guessing an officer involved in a critical incident leads leads to isolation and withdrawal, anger and resentment Goals of CISD - Answer ️️ -- Lessen the impact of the inc