Dead weight and failure to comply with verbal commands is an example of which resistance?

Dead weight and failure to comply with verbal commands is an example of which resistance?

• A. Passive resistance
• B. Inactive resistance
• C. Active resistance
• D. Verbal resistance

Answer: (A)

This is passive resistance. When a person remains heavy and uncooperative, failing to follow verbal commands, they’re not actively trying to fight or break contact; they’re simply not engaging in movement or resistance. The distinction is that passive resistance centers on a non-energetic, noncompliant state rather than active efforts to oppose or attack. Verbal resistance would involve arguing or refusing to comply in speech while still attempting to comply physically, and active resistance would include movements aimed at defeating or escaping control. The combination of dead weight and noncompliance to commands fits the definition of passive resistance.

This is passive resistance. When a person remains heavy and uncooperative, failing to follow verbal commands, they’re not actively trying to fight or break contact; they’re simply not engaging in movement or resistance. The distinction is that passive resistance centers on a non-energetic, noncompliant state rather than active efforts to oppose or attack. Verbal resistance would involve arguing or refusing to comply in speech while still attempting to comply physically, and active resistance would include movements aimed at defeating or escaping control. The combination of dead weight and noncompliance to commands fits the definition of passive resistance.