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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: The Imprint of Trauma.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When trauma survivors experience flashbacks, which part of their brains are the only areas to light up?
(a) The amygdala.
(b) The left side of the brain.
(c) The right side of the brain.
(d) The hippocampus.

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) Love.
(d) Empathy.

4. Van der Kolk states that "the way medicine approaches human suffering has always been determined by the" what "available at any given time" (31)?
(a) Religion.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Science.
(d) Technology.

5. Before the outbreak of a particular war refocused society's attention on trauma, what method of psychological treatment had risen to prominence?
(a) Talk therapy.
(b) Pharmaceuticals.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Electroshock.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bessel Van der Kolk names Janet as one of his most important teachers. What was Janet's first name?

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. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?

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

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

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