Chapter 7 - ShocknifeStress Inoculation Training Stress Inoculation Training as it is applied to combative training is best described as a training environment that introduces stressors

Stre

ss In

ocul

atio

n Tr

aini

ng

Cha

pter

7

Stre

ss In

ocul

atio

n Tr

aini

ngS

tress

Inoc

ulat

ion

Trai

ning

as

it is

app

lied

to c

omba

tive

train

ing

is b

est d

escr

ibed

as

a tra

inin

g en

viro

nmen

t tha

t int

rodu

ces

stre

ssor

s to

the

stud

ent i

n an

incr

emen

tal

man

ner,

in a

n ef

fort

to "i

nocu

late

" in

divi

dual

s to

futu

re, s

imila

r stre

ssor

s.

Stre

ss In

ocul

atio

n Tr

aini

ng o

rigin

ally

was

bo

rn fr

om c

linic

al p

sych

olog

ys

cogn

itive

-be

havi

oral

ther

apy

and

was

ada

pted

to

assi

st c

omba

tive

prof

essi

onal

s to

dea

l with

st

ress

ful s

ituat

ions

.

Mei

chen

baum

, D. (

1996

). St

ress

inoc

ulat

ion

train

ing

for c

opin

g w

ith s

tress

ors.

Th

e C

linic

al P

sych

olog

ist,

49,4

-7.

Dyn

amic

Tra

inin

g vs

Stre

ss

Inoc

ulat

ion

Trai

ning

Dyn

amic

Tra

inin

g vs

Stre

ss

Inoc

ulat

ion

Trai

ning

Unf

ortu

nate

ly b

ecau

se m

isun

ders

tand

ing

term

inol

ogy,

dyn

amic

train

ing

and

stre

ss in

ocul

atio

n tra

inin

g ha

ve b

ecom

e in

terc

hang

eabl

e te

rms

in s

ome

train

ing

circ

les.

It is

impo

rtant

that

trai

ners

und

erst

and

the

diffe

renc

e be

twee

n th

e tw

o an

d ho

w th

ey re

late

to o

ne a

noth

er.

The

easi

est w

ay to

und

erst

and

the

diffe

renc

e be

twee

n th

e tw

ois

to

thin

k of

dyn

amic

trai

ning

as

spec

ific

type

of tr

aini

ng a

nd s

tress

in

ocul

atio

n tra

inin

g as

a s

peci

fic m

etho

dof

trai

ning

.

This

mea

ns th

at w

hen

cond

uctin

g dy

nam

ic tr

aini

ng y

ou m

ay e

mpl

oy

the

met

hod

of s

tress

inoc

ulat

ion

train

ing

at th

e sa

me

time.

In fa

ct, i

f you

util

ize

all l

evel

s of

trai

ning

, st

atic

, stim

ulus

-res

pons

e, d

ynam

ic, y

ou

are

alre

ady

perfo

rmin

g a

form

of s

tress

in

ocul

atio

n.

This

is b

ecau

se w

hen

you

mov

e up

th

roug

h th

ese

diffe

rent

leve

ls o

f tra

inin

g yo

u sl

ight

ly in

crea

se th

e st

ress

bei

ng

plac

ed o

n th

e st

uden

t.

Whe

n yo

u ob

serv

e a

stud

ent b

eing

ove

r st

ress

ed d

urin

g tra

inin

g, y

ou s

houl

d tu

rn

dow

n th

e le

vel o

n th

e S

hock

Adj

ustm

ent

Scr

ew a

nd u

tiliz

e a

less

stre

ssfu

l sce

nario

un

til th

ey n

o lo

nger

dis

play

bei

ng

over

stre

ssed

.

Util

izat

ion

of a

ll le

vels

of t

rain

ing

is

the

mos

t com

plet

e an

d co

mpr

ehen

sive

met

hod

of

Sur

viva

l Tra

inin

g.

Surv

ival

Tra

inin

g

1)S

tatic

Tra

inin

g2)

Stim

ulus

-R

espo

nse

Trai

ning

3)P

resa

ged

Dyn

amic

Sce

nario

s4)

Coa

ched

Dyn

amic

Sce

nario

s5)

Stre

ss In

ocul

atio

n D

ynam

ic S

cena

rios

6)S

tress

Exp

osur

e D

ynam

ic S

cena

rios

Sta

tic T

rain

ing:

Is re

lativ

ely

stre

ss fr

ee a

s no

atta

ck is

oc

curri

ng. T

he s

tude

nt is

acq

uirin

g an

d pr

actic

ing

the

mot

or s

kill

bein

g ta

ught

.

Stim

ulus

R

espo

nse

Trai

ning

: The

stre

ss le

vel i

s sl

ight

ly

elev

ated

as

the

stud

ent n

ow h

as to

reac

t to

a pr

e-de

term

ined

atta

ck. I

f the

y ar

e us

ing

the

Sho

ckni

feth

ere

is e

ven

a lit

tle m

ore

arou

sal.

Dyn

amic

Tra

inin

g: A

s th

ey p

rogr

ess

thro

ugh

Pre

sage

d an

d C

oach

ed S

cena

rios

the

stre

ss in

crea

ses

as th

ey

expe

rienc

e pe

rform

ance

anx

iety

and

thei

r bra

in s

earc

hes

for s

timul

us in

the

new

env

ironm

ent.

Prog

ress

ion

Prog

ress

ion

Stre

ss In

ocul

atio

n Tr

aini

ng: T

his

is w

here

th

e tra

iner

con

scio

usly

cre

ates

sce

nario

s w

ith in

crea

sing

stre

ssor

s to

inoc

ulat

e th

e st

uden

t.

Stre

ss E

xpos

ure

Trai

ning

: Thi

s is

act

ually

th

e hi

ghes

t lev

el o

f tra

inin

g an

d is

typi

cally

us

ed a

s an

eva

luat

ion

tool

.

Whe

n yo

u ut

ilize

Stre

ss In

ocul

atio

n Tr

aini

ng y

ou m

ust e

nsur

e th

at th

ere

is a

n in

crem

enta

l ele

men

t to

the

train

ing.

Thi

s m

eans

that

you

wan

t the

sce

nario

s to

be

less

stre

ssfu

l the

n be

com

e in

crea

sing

ly

mor

e st

ress

ful.

How

to U

se S

hock

nife

for S

tres

s In

ocul

atio

n Tr

aini

ng

To e

nsur

e th

is in

crem

enta

l pro

cess

the

Shoc

knife

Acad

emy

advi

ses

that

you

exp

ose

stud

ents

to th

e S

hock

nife

durin

g dy

nam

ic

train

ing

in th

e fo

llow

ing

man

ner:

1)Pr

ior k

now

ledg

e, L

ong

rang

e ex

posu

re.

2)N

o pr

ior k

now

ledg

e, L

ong

rang

e ex

posu

re.

3)Pr

ior k

now

ledg

e, L

ong

rang

e ex

posu

re, w

ith a

ttack

.4)

No

prio

r kno

wle

dge,

Lon

g ra

nge

expo

sure

, with

atta

ck.

5)Pr

ior k

now

ledg

e, s

hort

rang

e ex

posu

re.

6)N

o pr

ior k

now

ledg

e, s

hort

rang

e ex

posu

re.

7)Pr

ior k

now

ledg

e, s

udde

n sp

onta

neou

s at

tack

.8)

No

prio

r kno

wle

dge,

spo

ntan

eous

atta

ck.

Prio

r Kno

wle

dge,

Lon

g R

ange

Ex

posu

re.

Giv

e th

e st

uden

t inf

orm

atio

n th

at th

e su

bjec

t will

be in

po

sses

sion

of a

kni

fe.

For e

xam

ple,

tell

them

they

hav

e be

en d

ispa

tche

d to

a

suic

idal

mal

e w

ho is

thre

aten

ing

to c

ut h

imse

lf w

ith a

kn

ife.

The

phys

ical

env

ironm

ent w

ill be

con

stru

cted

in a

m

anne

r tha

t will

allo

w fo

r at l

east

21

feet

of d

ista

nce

betw

een

the

suic

idal

mal

e an

d th

e of

ficer

whe

n th

ey fi

rst

com

e in

to c

onta

ct w

ith th

e su

bjec

t. Th

e su

bjec

t will

not

atte

mpt

to c

lose

this

dis

tanc

e.

Offi

cers

sho

uld

atte

nd w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

at th

e re

ady

and

find

barr

icad

es if

av

aila

ble.

This

is a

gre

at s

cena

rio fo

r cris

is

inte

rven

tion,

tact

ical

com

mun

icat

ion,

w

eapo

ns re

adin

ess

and

use

of b

arric

ades

.

No

Prio

r Kno

wle

dge,

Lon

g R

ange

Exp

osur

e.D

o no

tgiv

e th

e st

uden

t inf

orm

atio

n th

at th

e su

bjec

t will

be

in p

osse

ssio

n of

a k

nife

.

For e

xam

ple,

tell

them

they

hav

e be

en d

ispa

tche

d to

a

suic

idal

mal

e w

ho h

as ta

ken

an o

verd

ose

of m

edic

atio

n.

The

phys

ical

env

ironm

ent w

ill be

con

stru

cted

in a

m

anne

r tha

t will

allo

w fo

r at l

east

21

feet

of d

ista

nce

betw

een

the

suic

idal

mal

e an

d th

e of

ficer

whe

n th

ey fi

rst

com

e in

to c

onta

ct w

ith th

e su

bjec

t. Th

e su

bjec

t will

not

atte

mpt

to c

lose

this

dis

tanc

e bu

t will

imm

edia

tely

be

disp

layi

ng th

e kn

ife.

Offi

cers

sho

uld

imm

edia

tely

get

thei

r fir

earm

s at

the

read

y an

d fin

d ba

rric

ades

if

avai

labl

e.

This

is a

gre

at s

cena

rio fo

r cris

is

inte

rven

tion,

tact

ical

com

mun

icat

ion,

w

eapo

ns re

adin

ess

and

use

of b

arric

ades

.

Prio

r Kno

wle

dge,

Lon

g R

ange

Ex

posu

re, w

ith A

ttack

.G

ive

the

stud

ent i

nfor

mat

ion

that

the

subj

ect w

ill be

in

poss

essi

on o

f a k

nife

.

For e

xam

ple,

tell

them

they

hav

e be

en d

ispa

tche

d to

a

mal

e in

pos

sess

ion

of a

kni

fe th

reat

enin

g to

kill

anyo

ne

who

com

es n

ear h

im.

The

phys

ical

env

ironm

ent w

ill be

con

stru

cted

in a

m

anne

r tha

t will

allo

w fo

r at l

east

21

feet

of d

ista

nce

betw

een

the

mal

e an

d th

e of

ficer

whe

n th

ey fi

rst c

ome

into

con

tact

with

the

subj

ect.

Afte

r a d

esig

nate

d tim

e of

co

ntac

t, th

e su

bjec

t will

atte

mpt

to c

lose

this

dis

tanc

e an

d at

tack

the

offic

ers.

Offi

cers

sho

uld

atte

nd w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

at th

e re

ady,

find

bar

ricad

es if

ava

ilabl

e an

d de

fend

them

selv

es w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

whe

n at

tack

ed.

This

is a

gre

at s

cena

rio fo

r ide

ntify

ing

a co

mpl

ete

dead

ly fo

rce

thre

at, i

dent

ifyin

g sa

fe p

hysi

cal d

ista

nce

and

follo

w u

p co

ntro

l afte

r the

sho

otin

g.

No

Prio

r Kno

wle

dge,

Lon

g R

ange

Exp

osur

e, w

ith A

ttack

.D

o no

tgiv

e th

e st

uden

t inf

orm

atio

n th

at th

e su

bjec

t will

be

in p

osse

ssio

n of

a k

nife

.

For e

xam

ple,

tell

them

they

hav

e be

en d

ispa

tche

d to

a

fem

ale

disp

layi

ng b

izar

re a

nd ir

ratio

nal b

ehav

ior.

The

phys

ical

env

ironm

ent w

ill be

con

stru

cted

in a

m

anne

r tha

t will

allo

w fo

r at l

east

21

feet

of d

ista

nce

betw

een

the

fem

ale

and

the

offic

er w

hen

they

firs

t com

e in

to c

onta

ct w

ith th

e su

bjec

t. Af

ter a

des

igna

ted

time

of

cont

act,

the

subj

ect w

ill pr

oduc

e th

e kn

ife, t

hen

atte

mpt

to

clo

se th

is d

ista

nce

and

atta

ck th

e of

ficer

s.

Offi

cers

sho

uld

imm

edia

tely

get

thei

r fire

arm

s at

th

e re

ady

whe

n th

e kn

ife is

pro

duce

d, fi

nd

barr

icad

es if

ava

ilabl

e an

d de

fend

them

selv

es

with

thei

r fire

arm

s w

hen

atta

cked

.

This

is a

gre

at s

cena

rio fo

r rec

ogni

zing

the

need

to

get

fire

arm

s re

adin

ess,

iden

tifyi

ng a

com

plet

e de

adly

forc

e th

reat

, ide

ntify

ing

safe

phy

sica

l di

stan

ce a

nd fo

llow

up

cont

rol a

fter t

he s

hoot

ing.

Prio

r Kno

wle

dge,

Sho

rt R

ange

Ex

posu

re.

Giv

e th

e st

uden

t inf

orm

atio

n th

at th

e su

bjec

t will

be in

po

sses

sion

of a

kni

fe.

For e

xam

ple,

tell

them

they

hav

e be

en d

ispa

tche

d to

a

mal

e in

an

apar

tmen

t blo

ck a

ctin

g irr

atio

nal a

nd c

arry

ing

a kn

ife.

The

phys

ical

env

ironm

ent w

ill be

con

stru

cted

in a

m

anne

r tha

t will

allo

w fo

r at l

east

10

feet

of d

ista

nce

betw

een

the

mal

e an

d th

e of

ficer

whe

n th

ey fi

rst c

ome

into

con

tact

with

the

subj

ect.

Afte

r a d

esig

nate

d tim

e of

co

ntac

t, th

e su

bjec

t will

atte

mpt

to c

lose

this

dis

tanc

e an

d at

tack

the

offic

ers.

Offi

cers

sho

uld

atte

nd w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

at th

e re

ady,

con

duct

a s

afe,

slo

w, m

etho

dica

l sea

rch

for t

he m

ale,

find

bar

ricad

es if

ava

ilabl

e an

d de

fend

them

selv

es w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

if th

ey

belie

ve a

com

plet

e de

adly

forc

e th

reat

exi

sts.

This

is a

gre

at s

cena

rio fo

r tea

chin

g sa

fe b

uild

ing

sear

ch ta

ctic

s, id

entif

ying

a c

ompl

ete

dead

ly

forc

e th

reat

, ide

ntify

ing

unsa

fe p

hysi

cal d

ista

nce

and

follo

w u

p co

ntro

l afte

r the

sho

otin

g.

No

Prio

r Kno

wle

dge,

Sho

rt

Ran

ge E

xpos

ure.

Do

notg

ive

the

stud

ent i

nfor

mat

ion

that

the

subj

ect w

ill

be in

pos

sess

ion

of a

kni

fe.

For e

xam

ple,

tell

them

they

hav

e be

en d

ispa

tche

d to

a

mal

e in

an

apar

tmen

t blo

ck a

ctin

g su

spic

ious

.

The

phys

ical

env

ironm

ent w

ill be

con

stru

cted

in a

m

anne

r tha

t will

allo

w fo

r at l

east

10

feet

of d

ista

nce

betw

een

the

mal

e an

d th

e of

ficer

whe

n th

ey fi

rst c

ome

into

con

tact

with

the

subj

ect.

Afte

r a d

esig

nate

d tim

e of

co

ntac

t, th

e su

bjec

t will

prod

uce

a kn

ife a

nd a

ttem

pt to

cl

ose

the

dist

ance

and

atta

ck th

e of

ficer

s.

Offi

cers

sho

uld

cond

uct a

saf

e, s

low

, met

hodi

cal

sear

ch fo

r the

mal

e, w

hen

the

knife

is p

rodu

ced

they

sho

uld

crea

te d

ista

nce,

dra

w th

eir f

irear

ms,

fin

d ba

rrica

des

if av

aila

ble

and

defe

nd

them

selv

es w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

if th

ey b

elie

ve a

co

mpl

ete

dead

ly fo

rce

thre

at e

xist

s.

This

is a

gre

at s

cena

rio fo

r tea

chin

g sa

fe b

uild

ing

sear

ch ta

ctic

s, id

entif

ying

a c

ompl

ete

dead

ly

forc

e th

reat

, ide

ntify

ing

unsa

fe p

hysi

cal d

ista

nce

and

follo

w u

p co

ntro

l afte

r the

sho

otin

g.

Prio

r Kno

wle

dge,

Sud

den

Spon

tane

ous

Atta

ck.

Giv

e th

e st

uden

t inf

orm

atio

n th

at th

e su

bjec

t will

be in

po

sses

sion

of a

kni

fe.

For e

xam

ple,

tell

them

they

hav

e be

en d

ispa

tche

d to

a

scho

ol fo

r a m

ale

who

has

a k

nife

and

is th

reat

enin

g to

ki

ll an

yone

who

com

es n

ear h

im.

The

phys

ical

env

ironm

ent w

ill be

con

stru

cted

in a

m

anne

r tha

t will

allo

w fo

r a m

inim

um o

f 3 fe

et o

f dis

tanc

e be

twee

n th

e m

ale

and

the

offic

er w

hen

they

firs

t com

e in

to c

onta

ct w

ith th

e su

bjec

t. Af

ter a

des

igna

ted

time

of

cont

act,

the

subj

ect w

ill at

tem

pt to

clo

se th

is d

ista

nce

and

atta

ck th

e of

ficer

s.

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cers

sho

uld

atte

nd w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

at th

e re

ady,

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duct

a s

afe,

slo

w, m

etho

dica

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rch

for t

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ale,

find

bar

ricad

es if

ava

ilabl

e an

d de

fend

them

selv

es w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

if th

ey

belie

ve a

com

plet

e de

adly

forc

e th

reat

exi

sts.

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is a

gre

at s

cena

rio fo

r tea

chin

g sa

fe b

uild

ing

sear

ch ta

ctic

s, id

entif

ying

a c

ompl

ete

dead

ly

forc

e th

reat

, ide

ntify

ing

unsa

fe p

hysi

cal d

ista

nce

and

follo

w u

p co

ntro

l afte

r the

sho

otin

g.

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Prio

r Kno

wle

dge,

Sp

onta

neou

s A

ttack

.D

o no

tgiv

e th

e st

uden

t inf

orm

atio

n th

at th

e su

bjec

t will

be

in p

osse

ssio

n of

a k

nife

.

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xam

ple,

tell

them

they

hav

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en d

ispa

tche

d to

a

park

ing

lot t

o sp

otch

eck

a m

ale

actin

g su

spic

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ly.

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phys

ical

env

ironm

ent w

ill be

con

stru

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m

anne

r tha

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allo

w fo

r a m

inim

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bjec

t. Af

ter a

des

igna

ted

time

of

cont

act,

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subj

ect w

ill at

tem

pt to

clo

se th

is d

ista

nce

and

atta

ck th

e of

ficer

s.

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cers

sho

uld

atte

nd w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

at th

e re

ady,

con

duct

a s

afe,

slo

w, m

etho

dica

l sea

rch

for t

he m

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find

bar

ricad

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ava

ilabl

e an

d de

fend

them

selv

es w

ith th

eir f

irear

ms

if th

ey

belie

ve a

com

plet

e de

adly

forc

e th

reat

exi

sts.

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is a

gre

at s

cena

rio fo

r tea

chin

g sa

fe b

uild

ing

sear

ch ta

ctic

s, id

entif

ying

a c

ompl

ete

dead

ly

forc

e th

reat

, ide

ntify

ing

unsa

fe p

hysi

cal d

ista

nce

and

follo

w u

p co

ntro

l afte

r the

sho

otin

g.

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you

can

see,

eac

h sc

enar

io is

des

igne

d to

incr

emen

tally

incr

ease

stre

ss b

y lim

iting

th

e tim

e an

d di

stan

ce th

e st

uden

t has

to

reac

t.

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e ar

e on

ly a

n ex

ampl

e of

incr

emen

tal

train

ing

with

the

Sho

ckni

fe. U

sing

you

r ex

perie

nces

and

cre

ativ

ity, m

onito

rs c

an

deve

lop

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finite

num

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mpl

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uiz.

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lick

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