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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. How old was Van der Kolk when he attended a summer camp and became interested in medicine?
(a) 16.
(b) 11.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

2. 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?
(a) T. S. Eliot.
(b) e. e. cummings.
(c) Walt Whitman.
(d) W. H. Auden.

3. In Chapter 8: “Trapped in Relationships: The Cost of Abuse and Neglect,” Van der Kolk claims that victims of sexual abuse are often diagnosed with clinical depression if a doctor focuses on which symptom?
(a) Ennui.
(b) Despair.
(c) Dissociation.
(d) Listlessness.

4. How much of her childhood did Marilyn remember when she first began to see Van der Kolk?
(a) Very little.
(b) Half of it.
(c) Nothing before age 6.
(d) All of it.

5. Tom refused to comply with which type of treatment prescribed by Van der Kolk?
(a) Behavioral Therapy.
(b) Pharmaceuticals.
(c) Meditation.
(d) Hypnosis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many volunteers participated in the study Van der Kolk and a colleague conducted around memories?

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

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

4. PTSD sufferers in the study explained by Van der Kolk nearly always went into what mode in response to being looked at?

5. For how many years did Maria participate in an equine therapy program?

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