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

2. Who coined the term "neuroception" (74) to describe the capacity to evaluate the safety within a particular environment?

3. Van der Kolk asserts that SSRIs such as Prozac should act as what element in the comprehensive treatment plan of a survivor of trauma?

4. What is NOT one of the actions Van der Kolk says he hopes the reader will take in relation to trauma?

5. When trauma survivors experience flashbacks, which part of their brains are the only areas to light up?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the limitations of Prozac, according to Van der Kolk, and why are they significant?

2. What type of assessment did Van der Kolk provide to Noam to figure out whether he was likely to experience lasting trauma?

3. What three elements of the body did Charles Darwin assert communicated by using the same nerve?

4. What major transition in the world of psychiatry did Van der Kolk get to witness, as described in Chapter 2, "Revolutions in Understanding Mind and Brain"?

5. Which of Tom's symptoms did Van der Kolk decide to actively treat and why?

6. What problems began to manifest in Tom's life despite his appearance of an easy transition back to his normal life upon returning from combat?

7. What specific role does the right brain perform in the aftermath of trauma?

8. In the prologue of the text, Van der Kolk names the three main avenues of treatment available to survivors of trauma. What are they?

9. What are the three levels of response available to humans facing stressful situations, according to Steve Porges?

10. What does Van der Kolk mean when he says he hopes that the book serves as not only a guide, but as an invitation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Van der Kolk’s discussion of the power of sound within the nonfiction work The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the theme of courage within The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. What is Van der Kolk’s message regarding courage and how do you know?

Essay Topic 3

What is Van der Kolk's message regarding a particular shift in worldview that needs to occur for a particular group of people and why?

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