HSM 435 Week 1 Quiz and Discussions
HSM 435 Week 1 Discussion 1: Explain the impact of a cyber-terrorism attack on (a) an individual, (b) the United States, and (c) international community. Explain how such an attack would affect these three groups differently. Address cyber-terrorism which destroys electronic banking information, destroys or prevents electronic commerce (e.g., the Stock Market), or causes failures in critical infrastructures, such as safeguards at power plants failing, resulting in mass power blackouts. Discuss whether or not you think cyber-terrorism must be waged by an actual terrorist group, or if a 20-year-old college student who is proficient in computers can also perform cyber-terrorism. Why or why not?
HSM 435 Week 1 Discussion 2: Identify two psychological symptoms victims and first responders sustain from suicide terrorist attacks. Explain why you think suicide attacks are or are not an effective means of terrorism.
HSM 435 Week 1 Quiz
- Question. Which of the following is one of the five core demands frequently issued by hostage-takers?
- Question. ____ percent of terrorists are suicidal.
- Question. Which of the following factors does NOT contribute to the likeliness of suicide attacks?
- Question. A hostage’s experience includes feelings of
- Question. Cyber attacks are not considered in the same context as chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attacks.
- Question. Hostages experience the following stages of recovery.
- Question. Hostage avoidance/survival training for those considered at risk for hostage taking due to their position may include
- Question. Wardlaw believes psychologists ______ be part of hostage negotiation teams; and Ebert believes psychologists _____ be part of hostage negotiation teams.
- Question Which of the following is NOT a technique identified by social-cognitive theory used in moral disengagement?
- Question. Virtual membership reduces group think.