4- Adverse Childhood experiences (ACEs)

Question 1

What are the 3 types of ACEs?

Answer 1

1.) Abuse
2.) Neglect
3.) Household dysfunction

Question 2

What is the highest risk associated with household dysfunction?

Answer 2

Substance abuse

Question 3

What is the highest risk associated with abuse?

Answer 3

Physical abuse

Question 4

What is the highest risk associated with neglect?

Answer 4

Emotional

Question 5

What are examples of behavioral health risks?

Answer 5

1.) Lack of physical activity
2.) smoking
3.) alcoholism
4.) Drug use

Question 6

What are examples of physical & mental health risks?

Answer 6

1.)severe obesity
2.) Diabetes
3.) Depression
4.) Suicide attempts
5.) STDs
6.) Heart diseases
7.) Cancer
8.) Stroke

Question 7

T or F, 2/3 people have experienced at least one category of ACE

Answer 7

True

Question 8

T or F, men are 50% more likely to have an ACE score >5 than women

Answer 8

False, women have a 50% chance, not men.

Question 9

What is true about the number of risk factors in relation to child development delays?

Answer 9

The more risk factors increase, the more childhood delays will increase.

Question 10

What are the 3 categories of diseases and disorders of adults that can arise from ACEs?

Answer 10

1.) Diseases/Disorders
2.) Health threatening behaviours
3.) Low educational achievement

Question 11

What does the fault line ideology imply in relation to toxic stress and brain architectures?

Answer 11

That toxic stress can disrupt the brain architecture which can risk developing problems (such as skills, abilities and behaviours) later in life.

Question 12

Why is addiction an adaptive response to the brain being under stressed?

Answer 12

Because it takes place in the brain’s reward system in which in any case it does not function properly. The use of substances and behaviours will take its place in brain circuitry to take more importance in their life and relieve the stress behaviour.