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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What part of her client's body was the massage therapist holding when her client called out to see where she had gone?
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. In the early 1980s, the standard psychiatry textbook stated that incest occurred about once in every how many women?
4. What did Tom do for a living after he returned from Vietnam?
5. At what university did Steve Porges work as a researcher when he developed the Polyvagal Theory?
Short Essay Questions
1. What aspects of Noam's traumatic experience made it unlikely that he would suffer lasting negative effects throughout his life?
2. What aspect of the assessment Van der Kolk gave to Noam intrigued Van der Kolk the most and why?
3. What conclusion did Van der Kolk reach about the treatment of trauma after reading Charles Darwin's book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals?
4. What does Van der Kolk mean when he says he hopes that the book serves as not only a guide, but as an invitation?
5. In the prologue of the text, Van der Kolk names the three main avenues of treatment available to survivors of trauma. What are they?
6. 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"?
7. Who developed the Polyvagal Theory and for which academic institution did he work at the time?
8. What are the limitations of Prozac, according to Van der Kolk, and why are they significant?
9. What is Van der Kolk's purpose for including a story about Tom's refusal to take his prescribed medication?
10. What is the meaning of the term "neuroception"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How is the theme of invisibility portrayed in The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma? Examine Van der Kolk's treatment of and messages regarding invisibility throughout the work.
Essay Topic 2
Write a critical essay about The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the book's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the book.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma and analyze Van der Kolk’s purpose for including each instance you discuss.
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