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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. Between 19 and 34% of survivors of what type of abuse repress all memories of the trauma?

2. A character from which novel provides the quote for the epigraph of Chapter 11, "Uncovering Secrets: The Problems of Traumatic Memory"?

3. In what year was the novel All Quiet on the Western Front published?

4. In what year did a particular country's government issue the Southborough Report?

5. Maria told Van der Kolk that equine therapy had helped her make what types of connections with another living creature?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of Van der Kolk's frequent study of Janet's case reports over time?

2. What sort of therapy was prescribed to Maria when other methods were ineffective?

3. What type of malady did Marilyn become afflicted with and what is the significance of this development?

4. What events are more likely to happen in the future of someone who earns a high ACE score?

5. How old was Maria at the time Van der Kolk began working with her and what situations had she been in before?

6. What is "Auden's Rule" (125) and what is its purpose?

7. Describe Maria's feelings about the skills her favorite type of therapy was able to teach her?

8. Describe an instance when Van der Kolk points out the irony in a particular societal situation.

9. Who was Pierre Janet and what is the name of the book he wrote that strongly influenced Van der Kolk?

10. Before World War I began, what was the most prominently used method of providing mental health support?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Van der Kolk’s discussion of the power of sound within the nonfiction work The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.

Essay Topic 2

What is Van der Kolk's message regarding the difference between awareness and action and how does Van der Kolk get this message across to the reader?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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