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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Minds of Children.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One in how many Americans now takes an antidepressant medication, according to Van der Kolk?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

2. Which autoimmune disease did Marilyn contract, according to Van der Kolk?
(a) Rheumatoid arthritis.
(b) Lupus.
(c) Multiple sclerosis.
(d) HIV.

3. The function of the brain, Van der Kolk asserts, is to ensure what?
(a) Solutions to problems.
(b) Homeostasis.
(c) Logic.
(d) Survival.

4. What sort of object did a group of veterans to whom Van der Kolk provided care give him for Christmas one year?
(a) A watch.
(b) A medal.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A hat.

5. Near the end of Chapter 3: Looking into the Brain: The Neuroscience Revolution, Van der Kolk states, "When something reminds traumatized people of the past, their right brain reacts as if the traumatic event" is what?
(a) Will happen again.
(b) Is still happening.
(c) Never existed.
(d) Has come to an end.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement," Van der Kolk asserts that which poet must have had somewhat attentive parents?

2. In 1982, Van der Kolk accepted a position at a mental health center in what state?

3. Which group(s) of research subjects viewing the photograph of a father and his children free-associate violent stories?

4. Van der Kolk describes Steven Meier's experiments using electric shock with which types of animals?

5. How old was Van der Kolk when he attended a summer camp and became interested in medicine?

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