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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. In what year did Van der Kolk meet Tom?
(a) 1998.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1988.
(d) 2008.

2. In Chapter 2: Revolutions in Understanding Mind and Brain, Van der Kolk discusses being a witness to which transition in the psychiatric field?
(a) Electroshock therapy to talk therapy.
(b) Talk therapy to pharmaceuticals.
(c) Confinement to group therapy.
(d) Pharmaceuticals to behavior therapy.

3. Maria told Van der Kolk that working with horses had allowed her to feel what emotion for the very first time?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Safety.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Love.

4. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?
(a) Early thirties.
(b) Late twenties.
(c) Mid-thirties.
(d) Mid-forties.

5. In Chapter 8: “Trapped in Relationships: The Cost of Abuse and Neglect,” Van der Kolk claims that victims of sexual abuse are often diagnosed with bipolar disorder if a doctor focuses on which symptom?
(a) Mood swings.
(b) Sleeplessness.
(c) Lethargy.
(d) Irritability.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many organized attachment strategies have been identified within the methods infants use to get at least some of their needs met?

3. In what year was the DSM-IV published?

4. Who coined the term "neuroception" (74) to describe the capacity to evaluate the safety within a particular environment?

5. What did Tom do for a living after he returned from Vietnam?

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