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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. 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?
(a) The Periaqueductal Blue.
(b) The Periaqueductal Yellow.
(c) The Periaqueductal Black.
(d) The Periaqueductal Gray.

2. On which symptom of Tom's did Van der Kolk focus his initial treatment?
(a) Facial tics.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Incontinence.
(d) Insomnia.

3. 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) Irritability.
(b) Lethargy.
(c) Mood swings.
(d) Sleeplessness.

4. What is NOT a trauma to which the woman featured in Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self was subjected?
(a) Rape.
(b) Child abuse.
(c) Incest.
(d) Kidnapping.

5. Van der Kolk states that when people are faced with danger, they secrete what substance?
(a) Dopamine.
(b) Pheromones.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Stress hormones.

Short Answer Questions

1. At which institution of higher learning did Mary Main work when she and her colleagues coined the term "disorganized attachment" (116)?

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?

3. In the dedication to the book, what object does Van der Kolk use to metaphorically characterize his patients?

4. What is NOT one of the actions Van der Kolk says he hopes the reader will take in relation to trauma?

5. The majority of the patients previously diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder reported being the victim of abuse before what age?

(see the answer key)

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