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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. Victims of child abuse generally receive about how many unrelated diagnoses over the course of their psychiatric treatment?

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

3. In how many languages was the novel All Quiet on the Western Front published soon after its initial release?

4. What does the letter A in the acronym ACE stand for?

5. At the end of Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement," Van der Kolk asserts that which poet must have had somewhat attentive parents?

Short Essay Questions

1. What factor most significantly plays a part in creating a vividly recorded memory?

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

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

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

5. What book published in 1929 refocused the public's attention back onto the issue of trauma?

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

7. Discuss an instance when Van der Kolk includes sensory details in order to convey the impact of trauma on young minds.

8. What is "False Memory Syndrome" and how does Van der Kolk view it?

9. What is the main claim put forth in the book by Pierre Janet discussed in Chapter 11, "Uncovering Secrets: The Problems of Traumatic Memory"?

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 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 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

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?

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