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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. In which part of the brain did PTSD sufferers show no activity when shown images of people looking at them with direct gazes?
(a) The frontal lobe.
(b) The hippocampus.
(c) The Periaqueductal Blue.
(d) The amygdala.

2. Van der Kolk describes Steven Meier's experiments using electric shock with which types of animals?
(a) Fish.
(b) Birds.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Monkeys.

3. Van der Kolk states that he wrote the book to serve "as both a guide" (14) and what other object?
(a) A hand.
(b) An invitation.
(c) A
(d) A boost.

4. When Prozac was introduced in 1988, Van der Kolk realized that it was a drug that helped people be what?
(a) Grateful.
(b) Optimistic.
(c) Present.
(d) Happy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who coined the term "neuroception" (74) to describe the capacity to evaluate the safety within a particular environment?

2. In 1982, Van der Kolk accepted a position at a mental health center in what state?

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

4. How many fundamental avenues does Van der Kolk claim can "palliate or even reverse the damage" (13) caused by trauma?

5. Van der Kolk asserts that SSRIs such as Prozac should act as what element in the comprehensive treatment plan of a survivor of trauma?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In the prologue of the text, Van der Kolk names the three main avenues of treatment available to survivors of trauma. What are they?

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

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

5. In what way was summer camp a formative experience in Van der Kolk's trajectory toward his chosen career?

6. Explain Charles Darwin's theory about the purpose of emotions and Van der Kolk's reason for including it.

7. What conclusion did Van der Kolk come to after the experiment involving the human gaze?

8. What development in the early 1990s revolutionized our understanding of the way the human brain processes information?

9. What are the three levels of response available to humans facing stressful situations, according to Steve Porges?

10. Discuss Bessel Van der Kolk's use of a metaphor within the dedication of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.

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