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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. In what year did Steve Porges develop the Polyvagal Theory?

2. When Prozac was introduced in 1988, Van der Kolk realized that it was a drug that helped people be what?

3. What position did Van der Kolk hold when he first began to work at a mental health center?

4. In the dedication to the book, what object does Van der Kolk use to metaphorically characterize his patients?

5. What is the second option presented to an autonomic nervous system trying to navigate a dangerous situation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which of Tom's symptoms did Van der Kolk decide to actively treat and why?

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 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"?

4. What are the three levels of response available to humans facing stressful situations, according to Steve Porges?

5. Who developed the Polyvagal Theory and for which academic institution did he work at the time?

6. In the prologue of the text, Van der Kolk names the three main avenues of treatment available to survivors of trauma. What are they?

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

8. In what way was summer camp a formative experience in Van der Kolk's trajectory toward his chosen career?

9. What problems began to manifest in Tom's life despite his appearance of an easy transition back to his normal life upon returning from combat?

10. What traumatic event did Noam, the five-year-old discussed in Chapter 4, "Running For Your Life" witness?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how and why Van der Kolk instills three different humanist messages into the narrative of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What message does Van der Kolk send within the pages of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma concerning the link between the body and the human brain?

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