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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. Van der Kolk states that he grew up in which country during the postwar years?

2. Van der Kolk describes Steven Meier's experiments using electric shock with which types of animals?

3. What color was the object Noam drew at the bottom of his picture that piqued Van der Kolk's interest?

4. 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?

5. In what year was the object issued that a group of veteran patients of Van der Kolk's gave him for Christmas one year?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of assessment did Van der Kolk provide to Noam to figure out whether he was likely to experience lasting trauma?

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. Explain Charles Darwin's theory about the purpose of emotions and Van der Kolk's reason for including it.

9. What conclusion did Van der Kolk come to after the experiment involving the human gaze?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What messages does Van der Kolk send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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