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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: The Imprint of Trauma.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom is the epigraph for Chapter 7, "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" attributed?
(a) Jean Piaget.
(b) Henry Murray.
(c) Diane Foshe.
(d) Nina Fish-Murray.

2. How old was Marilyn when Van der Kolk first began to treat her?
(a) Mid-forties.
(b) Mid-thirties.
(c) Late twenties.
(d) Early thirties.

3. What sort of object did a group of veterans to whom Van der Kolk provided care give him for Christmas one year?
(a) A watch.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A medal.
(d) A hat.

4. Which level of the autonomic nervous system's response to danger is characterized by actions like calling for help?
(a) Fight or flight.
(b) Freeze or collapse.
(c) Neuroception.
(d) Social engagement.

5. Before the outbreak of a particular war refocused society's attention on trauma, what method of psychological treatment had risen to prominence?
(a) Talk therapy.
(b) Hypnosis.
(c) Electroshock.
(d) Pharmaceuticals.

Short Answer Questions

1. Van der Kolk states that when people are faced with danger, they secrete what substance?

2. Van der Kalk states that the "essence of trauma is" (195) all but which of the following?

3. Chapter 12, “The Unbearable Heaviness of Remembering,” begins with the assertion that scientific interest in trauma has been experiencing wild fluctuations for how many years?

4. What is NOT a trauma to which the woman featured in Chapter 6: Losing Your Body, Losing Your Self was subjected?

5. What type of abuse most often results in total memory loss?

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