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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: This is Your Brain on Trauma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what university did Steve Porges work as a researcher when he developed the Polyvagal Theory?
(a) The University of Minnesota.
(b) The University of Massachusetts.
(c) The University of Delaware.
(d) The University of Maryland.

2. What kind of role does Van der Kolk say Noam had been able to take in his own rescue, saving him from deeper trauma?
(a) Creative.
(b) Active.
(c) Thoughtful.
(d) Passive.

3. When Prozac was introduced in 1988, Van der Kolk realized that it was a drug that helped people be what?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Present.
(c) Happy.
(d) Optimistic.

4. What position did Van der Kolk hold when he first began to work at a mental health center?
(a) Recreation leader.
(b) Night watchman.
(c) Nurse.
(d) Receptionist.

5. How old was Van der Kolk when he attended a summer camp and became interested in medicine?
(a) 14.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 16.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the second option presented to an autonomic nervous system trying to navigate a dangerous situation?

2. What is the name of the woman featured in the discussion of massage therapy in Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self?

3. 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?

4. Who coined the phrase "the compulsion to repeat" (34) in the world of psychiatry?

5. What term does Van der Kolk apply to the "primitive" (88) part of the brain where PTSD sufferers experienced all activity when subjected to the gaze of others?

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