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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city was Humboldt University located?
(a) Sacramento.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Berlin.

2. 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 ADD if a doctor focuses on which symptom?
(a) Tremors.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Restlessness.
(d) Amnesia.

3. The subjects of Van der Kolk's study of memories included how many people who had been abused as children?
(a) 25.
(b) 5.
(c) 35.
(d) 15.

4. In what part of her eye did Marilyn contract an autoimmune disease?
(a) Lens.
(b) Cornea.
(c) Retina.
(d) Iris.

5. In what way does Van der Kolk classify Maria's identity?
(a) Columbian.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Latinx.
(d) Portuguese.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many organized attachment strategies have been identified within the methods infants use to get at least some of their needs met?

2. The outbreak of which war in the early twentieth century led to a renewed focus on the subject of trauma?

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

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

5. How much of her childhood did Marilyn remember when she first began to see Van der Kolk?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Discuss an instance when Van der Kolk includes sensory details in order to convey the impact of trauma on young minds.

6. What are ACEs?

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

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

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

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

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