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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. Van der Kolk claims that the solution for survivors of trauma must include helping people to alter the inner sensory landscape of" (72) what?
(a) Their thoughts.
(b) Their bodies.
(c) Their goals.
(d) Their emotions.

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?
(a) Spine.
(b) Guts.
(c) Heart.
(d) Brain.

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

4. 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 hippocampus.
(b) The Periaqueductal Blue.
(c) The amygdala.
(d) The frontal lobe.

5. What is the second option presented to an autonomic nervous system trying to navigate a dangerous situation?
(a) Freeze or collapse.
(b) Neuroception.
(c) Fight or flight.
(d) Social engagement.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what borough of New York City did Noam flee with member of his family on 9/11?

2. What is NOT an area of the brain pointed out within the set of images in Chapter 3: Looking into the Brain: The Neuroscience Revolution?

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

4. In what decade was Thorazine first discovered and marketed?

5. Which level of the autonomic nervous system's response to danger is characterized by actions like calling for help?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. 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.

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

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

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

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

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