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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 asserts that performing what action around a traumatic memory will not necessarily resolve its negative effects?
2. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?
3. What method was widely used to treat combat trauma caused by World War II experiences?
4. From what country did the writer of All Quiet on the Western Front hail?
5. Which attachment strategy is NOT classified among the group of organized attachment strategies?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the one caveat Van der Kolk presents in relation to his claim about adrenaline in Chapter 11, "Uncovering Secrets: The Problems of Traumatic Memory"?
2. Describe the three organized attachment strategies and the differences among them.
3. In what way does the epigraph included with Chapter 7: Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement depict the theme of community?
4. Discuss an instance when Van der Kolk includes sensory details in order to convey the impact of trauma on young minds.
5. What is the significance of Van der Kolk's frequent study of Janet's case reports over time?
6. Describe an instance when Van der Kolk points out the irony in a particular societal situation.
7. What aspect of a patient's trauma does not need to be known to Van der Kolk before he can treat the patient?
8. Discuss an instance when a particular government entered into an adversarial relationship with their own veterans of war.
9. What was the source of the trauma experienced by the military serviceman named Julian?
10. What events are more likely to happen in the future of someone who earns a high ACE score?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Van der Kolk’s book The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. What message is Van der Kolk sending about these two themes over the course of the text?
Essay Topic 2
What messages does Van der Kolk send to the audience about the themes of isolation and outreach?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Van der Kolk’s use of Aristotle's appeals within the text of The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. How does Van der Kolk use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of argumentative points central to the tenets of the work?
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