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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. The photograph discussed in Chapter 7: , "Getting on the Same Wavelength: Attachment and Attunement" depicts children watching their father complete what task?

2. What diagnosis did Van der Kolk and his colleagues try to add to the DSM-IV before its publication?

3. The majority of the patients previously diagnosed as having Borderline Personality Disorder reported being the victim of abuse before what age?

4. What is NOT an element described by W. H. Auden as one that resents "approaches that are too intense" (125)?

5. Janet is said to have published "the first book-length account of" (187) what subject?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What type of malady did Marilyn become afflicted with and what is the significance of this development?

3. What is the one caveat Van der Kolk presents in relation to his claim about adrenaline in Chapter 11, "Uncovering Secrets: The Problems of Traumatic Memory"?

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

5. What does Van der Kolk see as the main barrier to survivors of child sexual abuse receiving the help they need?

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

7. How old was Maria at the time Van der Kolk began working with her and what situations had she been in before?

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

9. What sort of therapy was prescribed to Maria when other methods were ineffective?

10. What aspect of a patient's trauma does not need to be known to Van der Kolk before he can treat the patient?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Van der Kolk’s use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma?

Essay Topic 2

In what way does Van der Kolk go about breaking the text into parts and how do these structural elements help to advance the text’s arguments?

Essay Topic 3

What is Van der Kolk's message regarding the difference between awareness and action and how does Van der Kolk get this message across to the reader?

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