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autonomic nervous system (ANS) is divided into two parts what are they? - ✔✔
~Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) "Flight & Fight" - activates for stressful situation
~Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) "Rest & Digest" - operates in mainly a quiet, non-stressful
condition
what are the three mental states during combat - ✔✔
~Combat Anxiety - prior, anticipation of danger
~Survival Stress - during, deadly force threat perception initiates SNS discharge
~Combat Stress - post event mental/physiological symptoms that are a result of the SNS activation and
the sudden return to the PNS. "PNS Backlash"
What does tunnel vision do to your peripheral field? - ✔✔Reduction up to 70% of peripheral field
what are the three basic motor skills? - ✔✔
~Fine Motor Skills - 115BPM, fine motor skills - report writing, survival reloading
~Complex Motor Skills - 145BPM, involve series of muscle groups, precision, tracking timing
~Gross Motor Skills - skills involve large muscle groups, straight punch, increases in effectiveness as SNS
activated heart rate increases
What is the inverted U - ✔✔
~Examines the optimal heart rate zone for optimal performance.
~As arousal increases so will motor performance to a point, if arousal too high performance decreases
~Moderate (Optimally Aroused) = Maximum Performance
What is the optimal performance heart rate? - ✔✔115/145 BPM
, parasympathetic nervous system - ✔✔~Perception that the threat has diminished, injury, trauma to a
vital system, or exhaustion of the aerobic/anaerobic systems
~After SNS is activated situations can occur that cause the body to experience these "backlash" triggers
What is critical incident amnesia? - ✔✔A form of temporary amnesia occurs (subsequent) after SNS mass
discharge, which includes the release of the stress hormone cortisol
What are the steps in incident reporting? - ✔✔~First report "preliminary report" should be verbal and
titled
~Writing may be difficult due to PNS Backlash
~"Supplemental" debrief/report should not occur until after 1st sleep period
~Final report should not occur until after 2nd sleep period
What is the ATP/PC system - ✔✔~Small energy bundles stored in the muscles, used during high energy
and strength activities
~100% Performance lasts 10-15 seconds. Drops to 45% within 30 seconds
What is the lactic acid system? - ✔✔Once ATP/PC system is depleted LAS will act as afterburner fuel, 45
seconds intermediate strength and endurance
What is the importance of nutrition and hydration? - ✔✔Protein
SNS Activation and Combat Performance - ✔✔~Vision - Tunnel vision, near vision, focus, depth
perception
~Motor Skills - Fine, Complex, Gross, Inverted-U Law
~Cognitive Abilities - Senses, Memory, Catastrophe Theory, Hypervigilance
What are the three components of PPCT Acceptability? - ✔✔~Tactical
~Legal
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