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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what borough of New York City did Noam flee with member of his family on 9/11?
(a) The Bronx.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Queens.
(d) Manhattan.

2. The function of the brain, Van der Kolk asserts, is to ensure what?
(a) Solutions to problems.
(b) Survival.
(c) Logic.
(d) Homeostasis.

3. What was the name of Van der Kolk's "great teacher" who taught his students to be "skeptical about textbooks" (19)?
(a) Paul Harrington.
(b) Saul Zaentz.
(c) Abram Kardiner.
(d) Elvin Semrad.

4. On which symptom of Tom's did Van der Kolk focus his initial treatment?
(a) Incontinence.
(b) Facial tics.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Nightmares.

5. Van der Kolk states that "the way medicine approaches human suffering has always been determined by the" what "available at any given time" (31)?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Technology.
(c) Religion.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Van der Kolk realized when he read about Meier's experiments that just like the animals, his patients had been robbed of what response?

2. Van der Kolk states that when people are faced with danger, they secrete what substance?

3. What sort of radioactive substance was used in the test Van der Kolk conducted on a number of subjects?

4. When Van der Kolk asked Noam what the object at the bottom of his drawing was, Noam said it was what kind of object?

5. In Chapter 2: Revolutions in Understanding Mind and Brain, Van der Kolk discusses being a witness to which transition in the psychiatric field?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of assessment did Van der Kolk provide to Noam to figure out whether he was likely to experience lasting trauma?

2. What is the meaning of the term "neuroception"?

3. What specific role does the right brain perform in the aftermath of trauma?

4. Which of Tom's symptoms did Van der Kolk decide to actively treat and why?

5. What are the limitations of Prozac, according to Van der Kolk, and why are they significant?

6. What problems began to manifest in Tom's life despite his appearance of an easy transition back to his normal life upon returning from combat?

7. What does the cage symbolize within Van der Kolk's story about Steven Meier's experiments?

8. What is Van der Kolk's purpose for including a story about Tom's refusal to take his prescribed medication?

9. Who developed the Polyvagal Theory and for which academic institution did he work at the time?

10. What does Van der Kolk mean when he says he hopes that the book serves as not only a guide, but as an invitation?

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