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

2. Van der Kolk asserts that performing what action around a traumatic memory will not necessarily resolve its negative effects?
(a) Remembering it.
(b) Writing about it.
(c) Speaking about it.
(d) Undergoing hypnosis.

3. In the dedication to the book, what object does Van der Kolk use to metaphorically characterize his patients?
(a) Beacons.
(b) Kingdoms.
(c) Textbooks.
(d) Keys.

4. 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?
(a) Will happen again.
(b) Is still happening.
(c) Never existed.
(d) Has come to an end.

5. Victims of child abuse generally receive about how many unrelated diagnoses over the course of their psychiatric treatment?
(a) 9 or 10.
(b) 3 or 4.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 7 or 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of role does Van der Kolk say Noam had been able to take in his own rescue, saving him from deeper trauma?

2. Which kind of ACE scores are associated with the greatest chances of problems relating to trauma?

3. In what year did Van der Kolk and a colleague conduct a study of traumatic versus benign memories?

4. In what year did a particular country's government issue the Southborough Report?

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

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