TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01 - TRADOC - U.S. Army

TRADOC Pam 525-3-7-01civil supportArmy forces combine offensive, defensive, and stability or civil support operationssimultaneously as part of an interdependent joint force to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative toachieve decisive results.cognitionThe processing of information, applying knowledge and changing preferences.cohesionThe bonding together of members of an organization/unit in such a way as to sustain their willand commitment to each other, their unit, and the mission. Cohesion has two distinct forms -primary and secondary cohesion. (See primary and secondary cohesion.)combat and operational stress (COS)Developed from three contributing factors—enemy action, physical environment andinterpersonal conflicts. COS can occur in a deployed or non-deployed environment. Manystressors in a combat situation are due to deliberate enemy actions aimed at killing, wounding, ordemoralizing Soldiers and allies. Other stressors are due to the natural environment, such asintense heat or cold, humidity, or poor air quality. Others are due to leaders' own calculated ormiscalculated choices (for example, decisions about unit strength, maneuver, the time of theattack, and plans for medical and logistical support). Finally, some of the most potent stressorsare interpersonal in nature and can be due to conflict in the unit or on the home front.combat and operational stress reactions (COSR)The expected, predictable, emotional, cognitive, physical, and/or behavioral reactions of Servicemembers who exposed to stressful events in combat or military operations other than war.Reactions can be adaptive or maladaptive. Stressors, when combines with effective leadershipand good peer relationships may lead to adaptive stress reactions, which enhance individual andunit performance. Maladaptive stress reactions range from minor breaches of unit orders orregulations to serious violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and the Law of LandWarfare. Misconduct stress behaviors are most likely to occur in poorly trained undisciplinedSoldiers, however good and heroic, under extreme combat stress may also engage in misconduct.domestic environmentThe composite of the physical conditions, demographics, and the internal political, economic, andsocial influences that shape the U.S. domestic policy and national security strategy. Thedomestic environment has a direct impact on the human capital available to the U.S. Army.Appreciation of the implications the domestic environment has on the physical, cognitive, andmoral components of the human dimension is essential.full spectrum operationsArmy forces combine offensive, defensive, and stability or civil support operationssimultaneously as part of an interdependent joint force to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative toachieve decisive results. (FM 3-0)229