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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. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?
(a) Mid-thirties.
(b) Late twenties.
(c) Early thirties.
(d) Mid-forties.

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

3. In what year was the novel All Quiet on the Western Front published?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1940.

4. To whom is the epigraph for Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" attributed?
(a) Jean Piaget.
(b) Nina Fish-Murray.
(c) Henry Murray.
(d) Diane Foshe.

5. 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 horse.
(c) Her therapist.
(d) The other kids in the program.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before the outbreak of a particular war refocused society's attention on trauma, what method of psychological treatment had risen to prominence?

2. Generally, a memory is captured more vividly if more of what substance is secreted at the time the memory is made?

3. In what city was Humboldt University located?

4. Between 19 and 34% of survivors of what type of abuse repress all memories of the trauma?

5. How much of her childhood did Marilyn remember when she first began to see Van der Kolk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Before World War I began, what was the most prominently used method of providing mental health support?

2. How old was Maria at the time Van der Kolk began working with her and what situations had she been in before?

3. What type of malady did Marilyn become afflicted with and what is the significance of this development?

4. What is "False Memory Syndrome" and how does Van der Kolk view it?

5. Discuss an instance when Van der Kolk includes sensory details in order to convey the impact of trauma on young minds.

6. What is "Auden's Rule" (125) and what is its purpose?

7. Discuss an instance when a particular government entered into an adversarial relationship with their own veterans of war.

8. What aspect of a patient's trauma does not need to be known to Van der Kolk before he can treat the patient?

9. What is the main claim put forth in the book by Pierre Janet discussed in Chapter 11, "Uncovering Secrets: The Problems of Traumatic Memory"?

10. In what way does the epigraph included with Chapter 7: Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement depict the theme of community?

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