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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. 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) Irritability.
(c) Lethargy.
(d) Sleeplessness.

2. What did Tom do for a living after he returned from Vietnam?
(a) He became a doctor.
(b) He became a veterinarian.
(c) He became an accountant.
(d) He became a lawyer.

3. On what occasion did Van der Kolk see Maria again for the first time since she left the residential treatment center?
(a) Maria's funeral.
(b) Maria's 21st birthday.
(c) Maria's high school graduation.
(d) Maria's 18th birthday.

4. The majority of the patients previously diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder reported being the victim of abuse before what age?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

5. Who coined the phrase "the compulsion to repeat" (34) in the world of psychiatry?
(a) Maslow.
(b) Freud.
(c) Lacan.
(d) Jung.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How many volunteers participated in the study Van der Kolk and a colleague conducted around memories?

3. What does the letter A in the acronym ACE stand for?

4. How many millions of children are spending all or part of their childhoods in foster care in the United States at any given time?

5. In 1982, Van der Kolk accepted a position at a mental health center in what state?

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