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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year was the object issued that a group of veteran patients of Van der Kolk's gave him for Christmas one year?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1971.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1944.

2. In what decade was Thorazine first discovered and marketed?
(a) The 1960s.
(b) The 1950s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1930s.

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

4. Which level of the autonomic nervous system's response to danger is characterized by actions like calling for help?
(a) Social engagement.
(b) Freeze or collapse.
(c) Fight or flight.
(d) Neuroception.

5. Tom refused to comply with which type of treatment prescribed by Van der Kolk?
(a) Meditation.
(b) Behavioral Therapy.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Pharmaceuticals.

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

7. How many days after the events of September 11, 2001 did Noam draw the picture contained in the text?
(a) 30.
(b) 1.
(c) 14.
(d) 365.

8. What is the name of the woman featured in the discussion of massage therapy in Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self?
(a) Mary.
(b) Jamie.
(c) Sherry.
(d) Melanie.

9. What is NOT one of the actions Van der Kolk says he hopes the reader will take in relation to trauma?
(a) Prevent it.
(b) Face it.
(c) Dismiss it.
(d) Explore it.

10. In what year was the diagnosis of PTSD added to the American Psychiatric Association's array of diagnoses?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1980.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1970.

11. One in how many Americans now takes an antidepressant medication, according to Van der Kolk?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

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

13. How old was Noam when he watched a plane slam into the World Trade Center on 9/11?
(a) 12.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 16.

14. 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?
(a) Invasive.
(b) Affordable.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Natural.

15. From which person at camp did Van der Kolk learn about the functions of human kidneys?
(a) His cousin Michael.
(b) His uncle Michael.
(c) His best friend Michael.
(d) His camp counselor Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT a quality that results from an extended period of elevated stress hormone levels?

2. What position did Van der Kolk hold when he first began to work at a mental health center?

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

4. What two activities were the only ones that could calm Tom when he returned from Vietnam?

5. Which level of the autonomic nervous system's response to danger is characterized by actions like entering a fugue state?

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