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

2. What diagnosis did Van der Kolk and his colleagues try to add to the DSM-IV before its publication?
(a) Simple Anxiety.
(b) Attachment Disorder.
(c) Trauma Disorder.
(d) Complex PTSD.

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

4. What color was the object Noam drew at the bottom of his picture that piqued Van der Kolk's interest?
(a) Blue.
(b) Black.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Red.

5. How many organized attachment strategies have been identified within the methods infants use to get at least some of their needs met?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom is the epigraph for Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" attributed?

2. Maria told Van der Kolk that working with horses had allowed her to feel what emotion for the very first time?

3. Van der Kolk states that those affected by trauma still have major symptoms three months after completing what kind of treatment?

4. What types of techniques became possible in the early 1990s and helped humans understand the way the brain processes information?

5. Noam, his father, and which other member of his family fled together from the wreckage of the World Trade Center?

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