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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. Van der Kolk asserts that SSRIs such as Prozac should act as what element in the comprehensive treatment plan of a survivor of trauma?
3. In what year was the object issued that a group of veteran patients of Van der Kolk's gave him for Christmas one year?
4. What was the name of Van der Kolk's "great teacher" who taught his students to be "skeptical about textbooks" (19)?
5. What is NOT a quality that results from an extended period of elevated stress hormone levels?
Short Essay Questions
1. What aspect of the assessment Van der Kolk gave to Noam intrigued Van der Kolk the most and why?
2. What are the limitations of Prozac, according to Van der Kolk, and why are they significant?
3. What does the cage symbolize within Van der Kolk's story about Steven Meier's experiments?
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. What development in the early 1990s revolutionized our understanding of the way the human brain processes information?
6. What type of assessment did Van der Kolk provide to Noam to figure out whether he was likely to experience lasting trauma?
7. Who developed the Polyvagal Theory and for which academic institution did he work at the time?
8. What relationship does Van der Kolk identify between trauma and sensory experiences?
9. What is the meaning of the term "neuroception"?
10. What aspects of Noam's traumatic experience made it unlikely that he would suffer lasting negative effects throughout his life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is Van der Kolk's message regarding a particular shift in worldview that needs to occur for a particular group of people and why?
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay that discusses the symbolism of the cover art chosen for The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.
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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