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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 what year did Steve Porges develop the Polyvagal Theory?
(a) 2003.
(b) 1981.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1972.

2. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?
(a) Mid-forties.
(b) Mid-thirties.
(c) Early thirties.
(d) Late twenties.

3. The photograph discussed in Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" depicts how many children watching their father complete a task?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

4. 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 ADD if a doctor focuses on which symptom?
(a) Tremors.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) Restlessness.
(d) Sadness.

5. PTSD sufferers in the study explained by Van der Kolk nearly always went into what mode in response to being looked at?
(a) Survival.
(b) Self-pity.
(c) Aggression.
(d) Attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Generally, a memory is captured more vividly if more of what substance is secreted at the time the memory is made?

2. In what year did Van der Kolk meet Tom?

3. Tom, the patient Van der Kolk describes in Chapter 1: Lessons From Vietnam Veterans, had been in which branch of the military?

4. Which group(s) of research subjects looking at the photograph of kids watching their father noted danger present in the situation?

5. What diagnosis did Van der Kolk and his colleagues try to add to the DSM-IV before its publication?

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