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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. The photograph discussed in Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" depicts how many children watching their father complete a task?

2. Janet is said to have published "the first book-length account of" (187) what subject?

3. Bessel Van der Kolk names Janet as one of his most important teachers. What was Janet's first name?

4. How does Van der Kolk describe the patterns of a survivor of unresolved trauma?

5. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Van der Kolk mean when he states, "Traumatized people simultaneously remember too little and too much" (179)?

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

9. What was the source of the trauma experienced by the military serviceman named Julian?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

What ultimate message is Van der Kolk sending about the nature and value of self-awareness?

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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