Self-Defense

Cooper’s Color Codes of Awareness are divided into 5 possible categories. Which is not a category?

• Black-Frozen

• Yellow-Aware

• Blue-Endangered

• Orange-Alert

Answer explanation

Red-Engaged, not blue

Being aware of one’s surroundings and identifying potential threats and dangerous situations would best describe what word?

• Synchronization of Movement

• Situational Awareness

• De-Escalation Strategy

• Forced Teaming

Which is NOT a preventative technique to avoid conflict or an attack? (select all that apply)

• Incapacitate

• Stun & Run

• Ignore or Leave

• Verbal Boundaries

Gavin de Becker covers 7 tactics a predator will use to gain your trust. Which is NOT one of them?

• Type Casting

• Charm

• Too Many Details

• Introduce themselves

• Loan Sharking

The O.O.D.A Loop is a theoretical model of what cognitive processes you must complete for you to react to a situation.

• True

• False

Which of these is NOT part of the O.O.D.A Loop?

• Decide

• Act

• Orient

• Disengage

You just got home and are unloading groceries in the house when someone that you do not know, walks up to you.What should you do? (select the best option)

• Get back in the car, lock your doors, & call for help

• Say hi & see what the stranger wants

• Unload the groceries & ignore the guy walking up

• Run inside to grab your mace or a weapon

One pre-violence indicator that is common to all assaults is synchronization of movement.

• True

• False

Which is NOT a synchronization of movement?

• Walking past you

• Waiting for you

• Following you

• Intercepting you

A  defendant in California is entitled to stand their ground and defend themselves using force, if reasonably necessary, to pursue an assailant until the danger of bodily injury, death, or any other crime has passed.

• True

• False