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

2. What is the third option presented to an autonomic nervous system trying to navigate a dangerous situation?
(a) Neuroception.
(b) Social engagement.
(c) Fight or flight.
(d) Freeze or collapse.

3. PTSD sufferers in the study explained by Van der Kolk nearly always went into what mode in response to being looked at?
(a) Self-pity.
(b) Attack.
(c) Survival.
(d) Aggression.

4. At the end of Chapter 2: Revolution in Understanding Mind and Brain, Van der Kolk explains that when he saw the limitations of drugs in the treatment of trauma, he began to look for treatments that were more what?
(a) Affordable.
(b) Invasive.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Natural.

5. How many days after 9/11 did Van der Kolk visit family friends who had been near the World Trade Center that morning?
(a) 30.
(b) 21.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which part of the brain did PTSD sufferers show no activity when shown images of people looking at them with direct gazes?

2. Tom refused to comply with which type of treatment prescribed by Van der Kolk?

3. Tom, the patient Van der Kolk describes in Chapter 1: Lessons From Vietnam Veterans, had been in which branch of the military?

4. Van der Kolk states that it has always been obvious to him that "the key to healing was understanding how" what "works" (12)?

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

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