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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. Van der Kolk asserts that performing what action around a traumatic memory will not necessarily resolve its negative effects?

3. In what city was Humboldt University located?

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

5. In what city did Van der Kolk convince a circuit court judge that memories of sexual abuse often remain inaccessible to victims for years?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an instance when a particular government entered into an adversarial relationship with their own veterans of war.

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

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

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

5. What aspect of a patient's trauma does not need to be known to Van der Kolk before he can treat the patient?

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

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

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

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

10. In what way does the epigraph included with Chapter 7: Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement depict the theme of community?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the theme of courage within The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. What is Van der Kolk’s message regarding courage and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

How does Van der Kolk’s use of the first and second person point of view serve the purposes of the text? Discuss how Van der Kolk’s choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.

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