{"id":1412,"date":"2007-04-19T16:02:37","date_gmt":"2007-04-19T16:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"0"},"modified":"2007-04-19T16:03:53","modified_gmt":"2007-04-19T16:03:53","slug":"on_rehearsal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/marcdanziger.com\/?p=1412","title":{"rendered":"On Rehearsal"},"content":{"rendered":"

MENTAL REHEARSAL:<\/b>
\n“Mental rehearsal can be a valuable tool in preparing you for a life threatening encounter. Mental rehearsal has been around and practiced since the early 1940\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, however, studies linked to mental process and physical skills can be traced back to 1892.” (Duran & Nasci, 2000, p. 29).
\nMental rehearsal is the process of mentally visualizing and rehearsing how something should be done prior to actually doing it. What this rehearsal does for the body is it connects thought processes with physical activity. Most of us are equipped with the physical tools, (ex. defensive tactics, shooting skills, etc) to get the job done but, if we cannot connect them to a mental rehearsal under stress, a life and death decision process may occur to slow, with hesitancy and with errors. The concept of mental rehearsal is to experience the situation before it actually occurs. By creating “real life” scenarios to different situations, you can walk yourself through the decision making process. The scenario can be played over and over adding or changing the situation causing changes in decision making processes. Mental rehearsal should be done with things you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never encountered or thought of before. Scenarios should incorporate situations that cannot be included in training sessions due to safety issues or practicality. Make the scenarios as true to life as possible!<\/p>\n

\nProbably the most important issue in mental rehearsal is to “always visualize yourself winning or never being killed.” Part of this rehearsal is training yourself to never give up even in the event you do get shot, stabbed or hurt. By anticipating stressful situations you can prepare for them.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

– Survival Stress in Law Enforcement<\/a> (pdf), Steve Drzewiecki<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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