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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 1982, Van der Kolk accepted a position at a mental health center in what state?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New York.
(d) Maine.

2. During what period of Darwin's career did he write The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals?
(a) In the middle.
(b) Toward the start.
(c) At the beginning.
(d) Toward the end.

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

4. What position did Van der Kolk hold when he first began to work at a mental health center?
(a) Recreation leader.
(b) Nurse.
(c) Night watchman.
(d) Receptionist.

5. What sort of radioactive substance was used in the test Van der Kolk conducted on a number of subjects?
(a) Milk.
(b) Plasma.
(c) Saline solution.
(d) Oxygen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Charles Darwin's book entitled The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, he asserts that all but which of the following parts of the body communicate along the same nerve?

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

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

5. In what year did Charles Darwin write The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What major transition in the world of psychiatry did Van der Kolk get to witness, as described in Chapter 2, "Revolutions in Understanding Mind and Brain"?

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

4. What three elements of the body did Charles Darwin assert communicated by using the same nerve?

5. What aspects of Noam's traumatic experience made it unlikely that he would suffer lasting negative effects throughout his life?

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

7. 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?

8. What aspect of the assessment Van der Kolk gave to Noam intrigued Van der Kolk the most and why?

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

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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