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Washington Post investigative reporters undertook a large research endeavor in an
attempt to better classify and identify police use of force. Their findings indicated 990
fatal officer-involved shootings in 2015, and in 25% of those shootings the subject
displayed: - Answer Signs of mental illness
Texas State Bill 1849
Law enforcement officers are required to learn de-escalation techniques to: - Answer
Reduce the use of force
The Treatment Advocacy Center in Washington, D.C. reports that the "risk of being
killed when approached or stopped by law enforcement in the community is ___ *TIMES
HIGHER* for individuals with untreated serious mental illness than for other civilians -
Answer 16 times higher
The primary goal of CITs involves calming persons with mental illness who are in crisis
and: - Answer Referring them to mental health care services, rather than incarcerating
them
CIT has been shown to *POSITIVLY* impact officer perceptions, *DECREASE* the need
for higher levels of police intervention, _______ officer injuries, and re-direct those in
crisis from the criminal justice to the health care system - Answer DECREASE
A person in _______ may be more prone to acting instinctually (self-preservation) rather
than with logical thought; non-compliance may be the result of a combination of these
factors rather than an intentional act of defiance - Answer Crisis
Which of the following types of events might result in a person feeling as though he/she
is in a crisis situation?
A. Death of a pet
B. Layoff or termination
C. Death of a loved one
D. All listed
E. Divorce, separation, or child custody - Answer D. All listed
True/False: According to the Texas Penal Code, Section 8.01, *insanity* "is an
affirmative defense to prosecution that, at the time of the conduct charged, the actor, as
a result of severe mental disease or defect, did not know that his conduct was wrong -
,Answer True
True/False: There is a sharp dividing line between 'Normal' and 'abnormal' behavior and
is *SELDOM (NOT OFTEN)* based upon social norms for specific societies, cultures, and
subcultures - Answer False:
A sharp dividing line between 'normal' and 'abnormal' behavior *DOES NOT EXIST* and
*IS OFTEN* based upon social norms for specific societies, cultures, and subcultures.
True/False: The Majority of individuals with mental illness live productive lives. - Answer
True
Most individuals with mental illness live productive lives.
True/False: The clear majority of people with mental health problems *ARE* more likely
to be violent than anyone else - Answer False:
The clear majority of people with mental health problems are *NOT* more likely to be
violent than anyone else
Some reasons why many people do not seek treatment for mental illness are:
A. Difficulty seeing same physician
B. Fear of being labeled
C. Health insurance coverage is more limited for mental than for physical illness
D. All Listed - Answer D. All Listed
Some of the reasons people stop taking their medication are:
A. Can be lethal if mixed with alcohol
B. Feel the medication squashed creativity
C. Start to feel better and believe they no longer need the medication
D. All Listed - Answer D. All Listed
True/False: Medications are *ALWAYS* necessary when treating mental illness - Answer
False:
Medications *ARE NOT* always necessary when treating mental illness
True/False: About two-thirds of Americans who have a mental illness live in the
community and lead productive lives - Answer True
True/False: Mental health conditions *often* occur simultaneously, for example,
individuals *often* suffer from substance abuse issues in addition to other mental health
conditions - Answer True
, Paranoid, anti-social, boarder line, and narcissistic are all categorized as:
A. Physical Disorders
B. Thought disorders
C. Personality Disorders
D. Mood Disorders - Answer C. Personality Disorders
2 common mood disorders likely to be encountered by law enforcement officers:
A. Depression and Bipolar
B. Paranoid and Schizophrenia
C. Upset and Manic
D. Depression and suicide - Answer A. Depression and Bipolar
This *thought disorder* is an illness that can involve a distortion of reality that may be
accompanied by delusions and/or hallucinations:
A. Wellbutrin
B. Parkinson's
C. Psychosis
D. Homeostasis - Answer C. Psychosis
True/False: Some indications of dissociative anesthetics are; Blank stare, confused,
chemical odor, cyclic behavior, difficulty with speech, disoriented, early HGN onset,
Hallucinations, Incomplete verbal responses, increased pain threshold, non
communicative, perspiring, possibly violent, sensory distortion, slow or slurred speech -
Answer True
Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, as well as TBI, are listed as:
A. Major Depression
B. Mood Disorders
C. Cognitive Disorders
D. Personality Disorders - Answer C. Cognitive Disorders
This can occur from proximity to a blast, blunt force trauma, and penetrating injuries.
This is the *leading cause* of *death* in adults *under age 45* (Motor vehicle accidents)
and is the *second leading* cause of *death* of adults *over 65*
A. Insanity
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