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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 diagnosis did Van der Kolk and his colleagues try to add to the DSM-IV before its publication?
2. In what year was the DSM-IV published?
3. Which attachment strategy is NOT classified among the group of organized attachment strategies?
4. While Julian was serving in the military, he remembered that he had been sexually abused as a child by which member of his community?
5. In what year did Janet publish "the first book-length account of" (187) a particular subject?
Short Essay Questions
1. Discuss an instance when a particular government entered into an adversarial relationship with their own veterans of war.
2. What aspect of a patient's trauma does not need to be known to Van der Kolk before he can treat the patient?
3. Who was Pierre Janet and what is the name of the book he wrote that strongly influenced Van der Kolk?
4. 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"?
5. Describe Maria's feelings about the skills her favorite type of therapy was able to teach her?
6. What does Van der Kolk see as the main barrier to survivors of child sexual abuse receiving the help they need?
7. How old was Maria at the time Van der Kolk began working with her and what situations had she been in before?
8. What is "Auden's Rule" (125) and what is its purpose?
9. Describe the three organized attachment strategies and the differences among them.
10. Describe an instance when Van der Kolk points out the irony in a particular societal situation.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
How is the theme of invisibility portrayed in The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma? Examine Van der Kolk's treatment of and messages regarding invisibility throughout the work.
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