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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 much of her childhood did Marilyn remember when she first began to see Van der Kolk?
(a) Half of it.
(b) All of it.
(c) Very little.
(d) Nothing before age 6.

2. Between 19 and 34% of survivors of what type of abuse repress all memories of the trauma?
(a) Mental.
(b) Physical.
(c) Sexual.
(d) Emotional.

3. What type of abuse most often results in total memory loss?
(a) Physical.
(b) Mental.
(c) Emotional.
(d) Sexual.

4. Bessel Van der Kolk names Janet as one of his most important teachers. What was Janet's first name?
(a) Pierre.
(b) Matthew.
(c) Elroy.
(d) Stephen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Van der Kalk states that the "essence of trauma is" (195) all but which of the following?

2. Which autoimmune disease did Marilyn contract, according to Van der Kolk?

3. In Chapter 8: “Trapped in Relationships: The Cost of Abuse and Neglect,” Van der Kolk claims that victims of sexual abuse are often diagnosed with bipolar disorder if a doctor focuses on which symptom?

4. In what year was the DSM-IV published?

5. In how many languages was the novel All Quiet on the Western Front published soon after its initial release?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Maria's feelings about the skills her favorite type of therapy was able to teach her?

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 does Van der Kolk mean when he states, "Traumatized people simultaneously remember too little and too much" (179)?

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

5. What sort of therapy was prescribed to Maria when other methods were ineffective?

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. Who was Pierre Janet and what is the name of the book he wrote that strongly influenced Van der Kolk?

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. What does Van der Kolk see as the main barrier to survivors of child sexual abuse receiving the help they need?

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