Adverse Childhood Experiences

Question 1

Are early childhood experiences tied to health just in childhood or throughout the entire life?

Answer 1

Life

Question 2

When are the effects of intervention the greatest?

Answer 2

For children who are at the greatest disadvantage

Question 3

What are the 3 kinds of development affected by early childhood experiences?

Answer 3

brain, cognitive, and behavioral

Question 4

T or F - Children born to mothers with low income and low education are more likely to be premature

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What was the purpose of the ACEs Study?

Answer 5

to explore the relationship between health risk behavior in adulthood and the amount of exposure to childhood emotional, physical, or sexual abuse, and household dysfunction

Question 6

What are considered to be adverse childhood experiences?

Answer 6

psychological abuse, physical abuse, contact sexual abuse, and household dysfunction

Question 7

What are some of the risk factors for ACEs?

Answer 7

smoking, severe obesity, physical inactivity, suicide attempts, alcoholism, and drug abuse

Question 8

What is the most prevalent childhood exposure?

Answer 8

substance abuse in the household

Question 9

What is the most common childhood exposure according to updated research?

Answer 9

emotional abuse

Question 10

What are 6 strategies to reduce ACEs?

Answer 10

strengthen economic support to families, promote social norms, teach skills, ensure a strong start, connect youth, and intervention