The Body Keeps the Score
Bessel van der Kolk
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk
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The Body Keeps the Score Essay Topics
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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?
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Why does van der Kolk include so many examples of specific patients? How does including them support the main themes of the text?
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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.
