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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: The Minds of Children.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The majority of the patients previously diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder reported being the victim of abuse before what age?
(a) 5.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 7.

2. On which symptom of Tom's did Van der Kolk focus his initial treatment?
(a) Facial tics.
(b) Nightmares.
(c) Insomnia.
(d) Incontinence.

3. What term does Van der Kolk apply to the "primitive" (88) part of the brain where PTSD sufferers experienced all activity when subjected to the gaze of others?
(a) The Periaqueductal Yellow.
(b) The Periaqueductal Blue.
(c) The Periaqueductal Black.
(d) The Periaqueductal Gray.

4. Which attachment strategy is NOT classified among the group of organized attachment strategies?
(a) Avoidant.
(b) Disorganized.
(c) Secure.
(d) Anxious.

5. What is the third option presented to an autonomic nervous system trying to navigate a dangerous situation?
(a) Fight or flight.
(b) Social engagement.
(c) Freeze or collapse.
(d) Neuroception.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Van der Kolk states that he wrote the book to serve "as both a guide" (14) and what other object?

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

4. In what year did Steve Porges develop the Polyvagal Theory?

5. From which person at camp did Van der Kolk learn about the functions of human kidneys?

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