Law Enforcement Final Exam Study Guide Chapters 12 13 and 14 Chapter 12 Stress The Occupational Scourge Alarm reaction stage pg 433 First stage in the GAS The perception of some stressful condition or event triggers the alarm reaction stage Alcohol dependent person pg 452 Drinks daily but does not consider himself or herself to be hooked on booze This type concedes that they drink too much However there is solace in the hollow belief that he or she can stop this consumption whenever he or she wants to quit Alcoholic pg 452 is the one who has lost self control drinks excessively and finds that alcohol now dominates his or her life Burnout pg 432 occurs when there is a constant disjunction between job demands and worker resources the loss of enthusiasm excitement and a sense of mission in one s work Circadian rhythm pgs 437 439 The Human Body has a sensitive set of inner clocks programmed to a 24 hour cycle this circadian rhythm patterns all our physiological functions Death certificate pg 450 After review of the patient s history physical remains and an autopsy if necessary the attending physician determines the cause of death The death certificate also contains such items as the place of birth place of death race age and sex of the deceased as well as the person s last known occupation This information is used to analyze morbidity and mortality patterns Distress pg 432 carries negative results One can think of distress as the strain that develops as a person becomes more and more engulfed in his or her occupational role Early warning program pgs 463 464 a truism among police chiefs is that 10 percent of their officers cause 90 percent of the problems As a result over half of the city and county law enforcement agencies had an early warning program in place as of 2003 to identify problem prone employees and mark them for participation in employee counseling An early warning program relies upon officer mishaps citizen complaints traffic accidents involvement in more than usual use of force incidents disciplinary actions etc to identify officers who may be experiencing some difficulties in their lives The goal of an early warning program is to provide better access to mental health services in an effort to prevent future problems Eustress pg 432 Good stress or what people call eustress has positive benefits for the individual Exhaustion stage pg 433 The last stage exhaustion comes when the body finally runs out of fuel General adaptation syndrome GAS pg 433 Morbidity pg 450 refer to disease and sickness Mortality pg 450 deals with the causes of death Normal drinker pg 452 The normal drinker consumes alcohol under typical circumstances He or she can skip drinking and not feel a craving for alcohol Post shooting trauma pg 463 Post shooting trauma refers to the emotional aftermath for an officer who uses fatal force in the line of duty Resistance stage pg 433 The second stage in the GAS Here the body steps up hormone production to correspond to the level of threat or attack Rotating shift pg 437 Most agencies operate on the basis of three shifts per day over a 28 day cycle or some closely related variant Stand by status 461 Here the officer provides a phone number and promises to appear in court within an hour after being notified This is so the officer doesn t have to spend a sleepless day at the courthouse waiting to testify while the deliberations plod on and on Stress pg 431 No one definition Hans Selye The nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it Grencik states that stress occurs when a person perceives that he is unable to cope with the demands made upon him and when the consequences of this inability to cope are threatening Stress amounts to a psychological overload on the person Stratton 1978 Stress inoculation pg 462 The psychological approach to stress management involves stress inoculation Stress inoculation teaches people to recognize the signs of oncoming stress and to counter with relaxation techniques Stress management pg 459 refers to any attempt to control or to reduce the amount of stress a person experiences Stress management generally takes one of three forms First one can eliminate the source of stress Second one can learn how to cope more effectively with stress Third people can receive help and overcome the stress they are enduring Symbolic assailant pg 447 describes young minority males in some of the more fun down areas of town Type A personality pg 434 have a tremendous drive high anxiety levels and an almost insatiable desire to excel in all endeavors Type A personalities are more prone to ulcers and heart attacks than type B persons b c of the pressures that these characteristics generate Type B personality pg 434 much less driven They are more moderate in their work habits and living styles Witness management unit pgs 460 461 People come to court only to find that the lawyers have canceled the proceedings and have forgotten to notify the witnesses To avoid this type of unpleasantness many have formed witness management units The goal here is to reduce witness mishandling One can call the prosecutor s office the night before and find out if the case is proceeding as scheduled or has had a postponement 1 What is stress pg 431 No one definition Hans Selye The nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it Grencik states that stress occurs when a person perceives that he is unable to cope with the demands made upon him and when the consequences of this inability to cope are threatening Stress amounts to a psychological overload on the person Stratton 1978 2 What is the difference between eustress and distress pg 432 Good stress or what people call eustress has positive benefits for the individual whereas distress pg 432 carries negative results One can think of distress as the strain that develops as a person becomes more and more engulfed in his or her occupational role 3 What are the stages involved in the general adaptation syndrome pg 433 Consists of 3 stages alarm reaction resistance and exhaustion stages The perception of some stressful condition or event triggers the alarm reaction stage The body immediately responds to a threat by accelerating the production of certain hormones and chemicals During this stage the person cal feel the heartbeat zoom breathing becomes labored and the body creates an overall chemical dump The second step in the GAS is the resistance stage Here the body steps up hormone production to
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