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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 those affected by trauma still have major symptoms three months after completing what kind of treatment?
(a) Massage.
(b) Talk therapy.
(c) Acupuncture.
(d) Behavioral therapy.

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

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

4. In what year did a particular country's government issue the Southborough Report?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1922.
(c) 1946.
(d) 1967.

5. How many patients did Van der Kolk get to describe their trauma while having their brains scanned when the technology first became available?
(a) 3.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Tom refused to comply with which type of treatment prescribed by Van der Kolk?

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

4. In what decade did articles about False Memory Syndrome begin to appear in magazines across the United States and Europe?

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

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