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The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
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Van der Kolk often compares childhood and adult traumas in the text. How are childhood and adult traumas similar and how are they different?
Why does van der Kolk include so many examples of specific patients? How does including them support the main themes of the text?
Over the course of his career, van der Kolk has worked with numerous other researchers and teachers who have affected his practice. Choose five mentioned in the text; compare and contrast their effect on his views and approaches to understanding and treating trauma.
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