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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Van der Kolk asserts that performing what action around a traumatic memory will not necessarily resolve its negative effects?
(a) Undergoing hypnosis.
(b) Writing about it.
(c) Remembering it.
(d) Speaking about it.

2. In what year was the DSM-IV published?
(a) 1990.
(b) 2010.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1970.

3. In what year did Van der Kolk convince a circuit court judge that memories of sexual abuse often remain inaccessible to victims for years?
(a) 1979.
(b) 1996.
(c) 2011.
(d) 2003.

4. Which autoimmune disease did Marilyn contract, according to Van der Kolk?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Multiple sclerosis.
(c) Rheumatoid arthritis.
(d) HIV.

5. The photograph discussed in Chapter 7: , "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" depicts children watching their father complete what task?
(a) Wash a car.
(b) Wash a dog.
(c) Repair a car.
(d) Paint a fence.

6. 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 clinical depression if a doctor focuses on which symptom?
(a) Ennui.
(b) Dissociation.
(c) Despair.
(d) Listlessness.

7. Between 19 and 34% of survivors of what type of abuse repress all memories of the trauma?
(a) Emotional.
(b) Mental.
(c) Physical.
(d) Sexual.

8. Before the outbreak of a particular war refocused society's attention on trauma, what method of psychological treatment had risen to prominence?
(a) Pharmaceuticals.
(b) Electroshock.
(c) Hypnosis.
(d) Talk therapy.

9. Generally, a memory is captured more vividly if more of what substance is secreted at the time the memory is made?
(a) Serotonin.
(b) Dopamine.
(c) Pheromones.
(d) Adrenaline.

10. In what decade did articles about False Memory Syndrome begin to appear in magazines across the United States and Europe?
(a) The 2000s.
(b) The 1990s.
(c) The 1970s.
(d) The 1980s.

11. Which individual or group was NOT mentioned among the people Maria was able to talk to as a result of her equine therapy?
(a) Her parents.
(b) Her therapist.
(c) Her horse.
(d) The other kids in the program.

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

13. Van der Kalk states that the "essence of trauma is" (195) all but which of the following?
(a) Unbearable.
(b) Overwhelming.
(c) Unbelievable.
(d) Invisible.

14. Which attachment strategy is NOT classified among the group of organized attachment strategies?
(a) Disorganized.
(b) Secure.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Avoidant.

15. The subjects of Van der Kolk's study of memories included how many people who had been abused as children?
(a) 35.
(b) 15.
(c) 25.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years did Maria participate in an equine therapy program?

2. In what branch of the military was Julian serving when he was given a medical discharge?

3. In what year was the novel All Quiet on the Western Front published?

4. In what part of her eye did Marilyn contract an autoimmune disease?

5. In what way does Van der Kolk classify Maria's identity?

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